1. κώνωψ · kōnōps — Beekes
bird hunting gnats or mosquitoes
The corpus record
κώνωψ
konops
bird hunting gnats or mosquitoes
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2. κώνωψ · kōnōps — Chantraine
πωπὸς : « moustique », mais ne se confond pas toujours avec ἐμπίς et se trouve p
3. κώνωψ · kōnōps — Frisk
Bett mit feinmaschigem Mückennetz
4. κώνωψ · kōnōps — Frisk
Aus κῶνος und ὥψ nochmals Bourgeaud IF 66 (1961) 49 („qui a la voix d’une pierre
5. κώνωψ · kōnōps — LSJ
gnat, mosquito
Attestations
- κώνωπας · kōnōpas Herodotus, Histories 2.95.1 (DIORISIS sentence 2197)
- κώνωπες · kōnōpes Herodotus, Histories 2.95.1 (DIORISIS sentence 2199)
- κώνωπες · kōnōpes Herodotus, Histories 2.95.3 (DIORISIS sentence 2203)
- κώνωπος · kōnōpos Aeschylus, Agamemnon 891–894
- κώνωπα · kōnōpa New Testament, Matthew 23.24 (DIORISIS sentence 982)
- κώνωψι · kōnōpsi Aristophanes, Knights (DIORISIS sentence 741)
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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. 862; entry #3609 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 621; entry #4571 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1035; entry #3416 Review: Under source audit
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