1. μέγαρα · megara — Beekes
pits into which living pigs were thrown during the Thesmophoria
The corpus record
Μέγᾰρα
*megara
pits into which living pigs were thrown during the Thesmophoria
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Against Neaera 8 · 8.79/10k
- Third Philippic 3 · 7.05/10k
- On the False Embassy 7 · 3.04/10k
- Against Lacritus 1 · 2.8/10k
- Ways and Means 1 · 2.62/10k
- Peace 2 · 2.51/10k
- On the Chersonese 1 · 2.37/10k
- Fourth Philippic 1 · 2.26/10k
- History 24 · 1.6/10k
- On the Crown 3 · 1.54/10k
- Against Aristogeiton 1 1 · 1.49/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 15 · 1.4/10k
Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μέγαρα · megara — Chantraine
1 μέγαρα : n
3. μέγαρα · megara — Frisk
Höhle
4. μέγαρα · megara — Frisk
1
5. Μέγᾰρα · Megara — LSJ
Megara, to Megara
Attestations
- Μέγαρα · Megara Herodotus, Histories 5.75.3 (DIORISIS sentence 5853)
- Μέγαρα · Megara Herodotus, Histories 8.60A.1 (DIORISIS sentence 8759)
- Μεγάροισί · Megaroisi Herodotus, Histories 8.60C.1 (DIORISIS sentence 8767)
- Μεγάρων · Megarōn Herodotus, Histories 9.7.1 (DIORISIS sentence 9340)
- Μέγαρα · Megara Herodotus, Histories 9.14.1 (DIORISIS sentence 9390)
- Μέγαρα · Megara Herodotus, Histories 9.14.1 (DIORISIS sentence 9392)
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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. 968; entry #3969 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 691; entry #5132 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1161; entry #3775 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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