LOGOI

The corpus record

Μελητίδης

*meletides · ὁ

a blockhead

Generated live from the audited corpus — every figure on this page is a database query, not prose from memory.

What it meant

Μελητίδης · Melētidēs — LSJ

a blockhead

a blockhead (in form a patronymic from Μέλητος), Ar. Ra. 991 (lyr., prob.), Luc. Am. 53, etc.—In codd. usu. written Μελιτίδης: hence derived by Sch. Ar. l.c. and Eust. 1735.51 from μέλι, though second syll. is long.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

Downloads

CC BY 4.0 with receipt attribution — every file carries its license line. What is exportable

Ask the librarian

Ask about Μελητίδης →