1. κωκύω · kōkyō — Beekes
to lament, wail
The corpus record
κωκύω
kokuo
to lament, wail
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Antigone 3 · 4.09/10k
- Ecclesiazusae 1 · 1.31/10k
- Lysistrata 1 · 1.26/10k
- Agamemnon 1 · 1.23/10k
- Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
- Odyssey 5 · 0.58/10k
- Iliad 6 · 0.54/10k
Senses
2. κωκύω · kōkyō — Chantraine
aor
3. κωκύω · kōkyō — Frisk
das Jammern, Wehklagen
4. κωκ-ύω · kōk-yō — LSJ
shriek, wail
Attestations
- κώκυσέν · kōkysen Iliad 18.37
- κωκύσασα · kōkysasa Iliad 18.71
- ἐκώκυε · ekōkye Iliad 19.284
- κώκυσεν · kōkysen Iliad 22.407
- κώκυσεν · kōkysen Iliad 24.200
- κώκυσέν · kōkysen Iliad 24.703
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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. 860; entry #3600 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 619; entry #4554 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1032; entry #3406 Review: Under source audit
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