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Μέγᾰρα

*megara

pits into which living pigs were thrown during the Thesmophoria

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. μέγαρα · megara — Beekes

μέγαρα x [n.pl.] ‘pits into which living pigs were thrown during the Thesmophoria’ (Paus.). «τὴν Sem.?> VAR Also μάγ- (Men.). *ETYM Probably from Semitic, cf. Hebr. me’ara ‘cavity’. See Lewy 1895: 94, although he prefers identifying the word with μέγαρον ‘hall’. — [Beekes, s.v. μέγαρα, p. 968]

2. μέγαρα · megara — Chantraine

1 μέγαρα : n. pl, sorte de cryptes dans lesquelles, aux Thesmophories, on jetait des porcs vivants {Paus., etc.). Une forme μάγαρα, p.-ê. fautive, est attestée chez Mén. fr. 870. (Phot.). Il existe des témoignages épigraphiques, cf. E. Masson, Emprunis sémitiques 117-118, avec le composé ἀρχι-μαγαρεύς (L. Robert, Mélanges Bidez, 1934, 810-812). Dérivé μεγαρίζειν «accomplir ce rite» (Clém. Alex. Protr. 2,17,1). Et.: … — [Chantraine, s.v. μέγαρα, p. 691]

3. μέγαρα · megara — Frisk

1. μέγαρα τ. pl. (μάγ- Men.) “Gruben, in die man an den Thesmophorien lebende Schweine warf” (Paus. u.a.); wohl aus dem Semitischen, vgl. hebr. τηνε τᾶ ‘Höhle’; s. die Lit. bei Lewy Fremdw. 94, der indessen eher das Wort mit μέγαρον ‘Gemach’ identifizieren will. — [Frisk, s.v. μέγαρα, p. 1161]

4. μέγαρα · megara — Frisk

1. μέγαρα. Für semit. Herkunft auch E. Masson Recherches 8171. — [Frisk, s.v. μέγαρα, p. 2276]

5. Μέγᾰρα · Megara — LSJ

to Megara

to Megara, Ar. Ach. 524.

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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. Μέγᾰρα (scan p. 968; entry #3969).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Μέγᾰρα (scan p. 691; entry #5132).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Μέγᾰρα (scan p. 1161; entry #3775).

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