1. λιχανός · lichanos — Beekes
λιχανός «VAR λιχμάομαι, λίχνος. “"λείχω. λίψ, λιβός ““λείβω. — [Beekes, s.v. λιχανός, p. 914]
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λῐχᾰνός
lichanos
«VAR λιχμάομαι, λίχνος
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- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k
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2. λιχανός · lichanos — Chantraine
λιχανός, λιχμάομαι, λίχνος, voir λείχω. λίψ, λιθός, voir λείδω. λίψ, λιψουρία, voir λίπτω. — [Chantraine, s.v. λιχανός, p. 661]
3. λιχανός · lichanos — Frisk
λιχανός, λιχμάομαι, λίχνος 5. λείχω. λίψ, λιβός 8. λείβω. — [Frisk, s.v. λιχανός, p. 1103]
4. λῐχᾰνός · lichanos — LSJ
licking, forefinger
licking: ὁ λ., with or without δάκτυλος, forefinger, from its use in licking up, Hp. Art. 37, al., Luc. Tim. 54, Ath. 1.15d, PLips. 12.9 (iii A. D.), etc.
II the string struck with the forefinger, its note
as Subst. λίχᾰνος (sc. χορδή), ἡ, the string struck with the forefinger, and its note, Aristox. Harm. p.116 M., Arist. Pr. 919a17, D.S. 3.59, Plu. An.procr. 2.1029a, etc.
III a tube of the alembic
Adj., λ. σωλήν a tube of the alembic, Zos.Alch. p.225, 236B.
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Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. λῐχᾰνός (scan p. 914; entry #3788).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λῐχᾰνός (scan p. 661; entry #4882).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. λῐχᾰνός (scan p. 1103; entry #3610).
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