1. κῆτος · kētos — Beekes
whale
The corpus record
κῆτος
ketos
whale
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Distribution
- Jonas 4 · 38.02/10k
- Machabaeourum III 1 · 1.99/10k
- Job 2 · 1.5/10k
- Thesmophoriazusae 1 · 1.42/10k
- Clouds 1 · 1.04/10k
- Odyssey 5 · 0.58/10k
- Matthew 1 · 0.56/10k
- Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
Senses
2. κῆτος · kētos — Chantraine
c06 : n
3. κῆτος · kētos — Chantraine
528 --- Verbe dénominatif : κητόομαι «devenir un monstre marin » (Æl
4. κῆτος · kētos — Frisk
ξος τι
5. κῆτος · kētos — LSJ
any sea-monster
Attestations
- κήτεʼ · kēteʼ Iliad 13.27
- κῆτος · kētos Iliad 20.147
- κήτεϊ · kētei Odyssey 4.443
- κήτεος · kēteos Odyssey 4.446
- κήτεσιν · kētesin Odyssey 4.452
- κῆτος · kētos Odyssey 5.421
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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 pp. 737-738; entry #3125 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 541; entry #3917 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 877-878; entry #2970 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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