1. κύβος · kybos — Beekes
dice
The corpus record
κύβος
kubos
dice
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Distribution
- In Defense of Mantitheus 1 · 8.76/10k
- Athenian Constitution 6 · 3.68/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
- Rhesus 1 · 1.86/10k
- Esther 1 · 1.81/10k
- De Mundo 1 · 1.58/10k
- Suppliants 1 · 1.42/10k
- Plutus 1 · 1.24/10k
- Eudemian Ethics 2 · 0.77/10k
- Job 1 · 0.75/10k
- Analytica priora et posteriora 3 · 0.54/10k
- Republic 3 · 0.34/10k
Densest 12 of 18 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. κύβος · kybos — Chantraine
m
3. κύβος · kybos — Frisk
Kubus
4. κύβος · kybos — Frisk
Zu κύβος als geometr
5. κύβος · kybos — LSJ
cube, cubical die, dice
Attestations
- κύβων · kybōn Plato, Republic 7.528 (DIORISIS sentence 4462)
- κύβων · kybōn Plato, Republic 8.546 (DIORISIS sentence 4779)
- κύβων · kybōn Plato, Republic 10.604 (DIORISIS sentence 6088)
- κύβῳ · kybōi Aristotle, Metaphysics book 3 (DIORISIS sentence 666)
- κύβους · kybous Aristotle, Metaphysics book 14 (DIORISIS sentence 4197)
- κύβος · kybos Plotinus, Enneads 6.5 (DIORISIS sentence 5449)
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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. 842; entry #3529 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 608-609; entry #4460 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1011; entry #3333 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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