1. μῆκος · mēkos — Beekes
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The corpus record
μῆκος
mekos
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Distribution
- Ezechiel 42 · 14.53/10k
- Critias 6 · 12.14/10k
- Ars Poetica 9 · 8.9/10k
- The Funeral Speech 51-61 2 · 7.97/10k
- Letter 2 1 · 7.84/10k
- Philip's Letter 1 · 7.12/10k
- Exodus 15 · 6.34/10k
- De longitudine et brevitate vitae 1 · 5.68/10k
- Statesman 9 · 5.31/10k
- De Mundo 3 · 4.73/10k
- On Hunting 4 · 4.39/10k
- Ephesians 1 · 4.15/10k
Densest 12 of 72 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μῆκος · mēkos — Chantraine
2) μῆκος, dor
3. μῆκος · mēkos — Frisk
Länge, Körperlänge
4. μῆκος · mēkos — Frisk
viel
5. μῆκος · mēkos — LSJ
length, in length, lengthwise
Attestations
- μῆκος · mēkos Odyssey 9.324
- μῆκός · mēkos Odyssey 11.312
- μῆκος · mēkos Odyssey 20.71
- μήκη · mēkē Plato, Republic 3.400 (DIORISIS sentence 1766)
- μήκει · mēkei Plato, Republic 8.548 (DIORISIS sentence 4808)
- μήκους · mēkous Plato, Republic 9.587 (DIORISIS sentence 5736)
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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. 993; entry #4059 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 678; entry #5006
Review: Under source audit
OCR root-candidate values are withheld pending source verification, rights review, and scholarly review. No root, reconstruction, cognate, or historical relationship is asserted here.
- scan pp. 1196-1197; entry #3863 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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