1. κερτομέω · kertomeō — Beekes
to taunt, insult, mock, ridicule
The corpus record
κερτομέω
kertomeo
to taunt, insult, mock, ridicule
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Suppliants 2 · 2.84/10k
- Helen 2 · 2.04/10k
- Prometheus Bound 1 · 1.7/10k
- Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
- Bacchae 1 · 1.33/10k
- Philoctetes 1 · 1.14/10k
- Iphigenia in Aulis 1 · 1.12/10k
- Odyssey 6 · 0.69/10k
- Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k
Senses
2. κερτομέω · kertomeō — Chantraine
sinjurier, outrager en paroles » (Hom
3. κερτομέω · kertomeō — Frisk
höhnen, (ver)spotten, lästern, kränken
4. κερτομ-έω · kertom-eō — LSJ
taunt, sneer at
Attestations
- κερτομέων · kertomeōn Iliad 2.256
- κερτομέοντες · kertomeontes Iliad 16.261
- ἐκερτόμεον · ekertomeon Odyssey 2.323
- κερτομέοι · kertomeoi Odyssey 7.17
- κερτομέοντες · kertomeontes Odyssey 8.153
- κερτομέουσαν · kertomeousan Odyssey 13.326
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 728; entry #3094 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 535; entry #3873 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 864-865; entry #2941 Review: Under source audit
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