1. μέλας · melas — Beekes
dark-colored, black
The corpus record
μέλας
melas
dark-colored, black
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- 3 John 1 · 46.3/10k
- 2 John 1 · 41.32/10k
- De Sensu et Sensibilibus 17 · 21.75/10k
- Categories 15 · 14.93/10k
- Odyssey 82 · 9.43/10k
- Shield of Heracles 3 · 9.27/10k
- Iliad 101 · 9.06/10k
- Theogony 6 · 8.71/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 4 · 7.95/10k
- Eumenides 4 · 7.63/10k
- De Somno et Vigilia 2 · 6.73/10k
- Suppliant Maidens 3 · 6.22/10k
Densest 12 of 75 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μέλας · melas — Chantraine
œuwva, -av : 601]
3. μέλας · melas — Frisk
dunkelfarbig, schwarz, finster
4. μέλας · melas — Frisk
Zu μέλας im Sinn von “dunkelfarbig, von der Sonne gebräunt’ = kräftig, männlich’
5. μέλᾱς · melas — LSJ
black, dark
Attestations
- μέλαιναν · melainan Iliad 1.141
- μελαίνῃ · melainēi Iliad 1.300
- μελαίνῃ · melainēi Iliad 1.329
- μελαίνῃ · melainēi Iliad 1.433
- μέλαιναν · melainan Iliad 1.485
- μελαίνης · melainēs Iliad 2.170
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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 pp. 974-975; entry #3989 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 697-698; entry #5171
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 p. 1170; entry #3794 Review: Under source audit
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