1. μέλαθρον · melathron — Beekes
vault of the roof, roof-beams, roof, also (often plur.) ‘dwelling, house
The corpus record
μέλαθρον
melathron
vault of the roof, roof-beams, roof, also (often plur.) ‘dwelling, house
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Trojan Women 10 · 14.13/10k
- Heracles 9 · 11.5/10k
- Iphigenia in Tauris 9 · 10.85/10k
- Agamemnon 8 · 9.86/10k
- Bacchae 7 · 9.31/10k
- Orestes 7 · 7.14/10k
- Iphigenia in Aulis 6 · 6.72/10k
- Phoenissae 6 · 6.22/10k
- Libation Bearers 3 · 5.58/10k
- Electra 4 · 5.29/10k
- Helen 5 · 5.11/10k
- Suppliants 3 · 4.26/10k
Densest 12 of 22 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μέλαθρον · melathron — Chantraine
maîtresse poutre d’un toit, poutre faîtière (Od
3. μέλαθρον · melathron — LSJ
roof-tree, ridge-pole
Attestations
- μέλαθρον · melathron Iliad 2.414
- μελάθρῳ · melathrōi Iliad 9.204
- μέλαθρον · melathron Iliad 9.640
- μελαθρόφιν · melathrophin Odyssey 8.279
- μελάθρου · melathrou Odyssey 11.278
- μέλαθρον · melathron Odyssey 18.150
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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. 974; entry #3988 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 697; entry #5170 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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