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λαύρα

laura

narrow street, narrow passage, alley, quarter

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1. λαύρα · laura — Beekes

λαύρα [f.] ‘narrow street, narrow passage, alley, quarter’ (I].). < PG> VAR Ion. -ρη. *COMP διάλαυρος: οἰκία μεγάλη πανταχόθεν Aatpaic διειλημμένη ‘a large house surrounded by narrowstreets on all sides’ (H.). eDER Perhaps Λαύρειον (-eov, -tov) [n.], a mount in Attica with famous silvermines (Hdt. Th.), after the mine galleries?; in H. also λαῦρον: μέταλλον ἀργύρου παρὰ Ἀθηναίοις ‘a silvermine (Athens)’. Adjective … — [Beekes, s.v. λαύρα, p. 885]

2. λαύρα · laura — Chantraine

λαύρα : ion. -n, f. « passage étroit, ruelle » (Od. 22,128, 137, Pi., Hdt., etc.), pour l'emploi chez Hom., cf. Wace, JHS 71, 1951, 209, «coin malodorant » (Hippon., Ar.). Composés : διάλαυρος ᾿ οἰκία μεγάλη πανταχόθεν λαύραις διειλημμένη ; λαυροστάται * οἱ ἐν τοῖς μέσοις ζυγοὶ ὄντες ἔν τισι στενωποῖς μὴ θεωρούμενον (Hsch.), ef. Cratin. fr. 422; pour σποδησιλαύρα «prostituée», voir Taillardat, Suélone Περὶ … — [Chantraine, s.v. λαύρα, p. 640]

3. λαύρα · laura — Frisk

λαύρα, ion. -en f. “enge Straße, schmaler Gang, Gasse, Gosse, Stadtviertel” (seit Il.; zur Bed. in Hom. Wace JournofHell Stud. 71.209); διάλαυρος- οἰκία μεγάλη πανταχόϑεν λαύραις διειλημμένη H. Davon viell. (nach den Grubengängen?) “ΔΛαύρειον (-δον, -ıov) n. Berg in Attika mit berühmten Silbergruben (Hdt., Th. u. a.); bei H. auch λαῦρον" μέταλλον ἀργύρου παρὰ ᾿ϑηναίοις (Fichtig?). Adj. Aavosfı)wrixds "zu A. gehörig’ … — [Frisk, s.v. λαύρα, p. 1063]

4. λαύρα · laura — LSJ

alley, lane, passage, alley, bazaar, avenue, path

alley, lane, passage, Od. 22.128, 137, Pi. P. 8.86, Hdt. 1.180, Hermesian. 7.65, Herod. 1.13, POxy. 1449.6 (iii A.D.), etc.; ἡ τῶν Σαμίων λ. an alley or bazaar at Samos, where women sold delicacies of all kinds, Clearch. 22; εὐδαιμόνων λ., at Alexandria, Ath. 12.541a; avenue, Theoc. Ep. 4.1; path, Plu. Crass. 4.

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= ἄμφοδον II, POxy. 242 (i A.D.).

II sewer, privy

sewer, privy, Hippon. in PSI 9.1089.10: pl., Ar. Pax 99, 158 (both anap.), J. AJ 15.9.6.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. λαύρα (scan p. 885; entry #3685).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λαύρα (scan p. 640; entry #4708).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. λαύρα (scan p. 1063; entry #3506).

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