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μέλλαξ

mellax

young boy

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What it meant

1. μέλλαξ · mellax — Beekes

μέλλαξ, -ακος [m.] ‘young boy’ (inscr. Alexandria, PMag. Par.), μέλακες: νεώτεροι ‘the younger ones’ (H.). μέλος 927 eVAR See below on pia. *DER Diminutive μελλάκιον (Alexandria). *ETYM Thought to be a hypocoristic short form (based on, e.g., μεῖραξ) of μελλἔφηβος (Hell. inscr.), μελλ-είρην (Sparta), vel sim. cf. μελλόνυμφος (S.), and see Chantraine 1933: 379f. However, as the word is no doubt identical with … — [Beekes, s.v. μέλλαξ, p. 977]

2. μέλλαξ · mellax — Frisk

μέλλαξ, -axos m. “junger Knabe’ (Inschr. Alexandria, PMay. Par.), μέλακες" νεώτεροι H. Demin. μελλάκιον (Alexandria). — Hypokoristische Kurzform (nach μεῖραξ u. a.) von μελλ-έφηβος (hell. Inschr.), μελλ-είρην (Sparta) od. dgl.; vgl. noch μελλόνυμφος (8. usw.) ἃ. 8. — Chantraine Form. 3179. — [Frisk, s.v. μέλλαξ, p. 1174]

3. μέλλαξ · mellax — LSJ

youth, lad, page

= μεῖραξ, youth, lad, PMag.Par. 1.343; page, CIG 4682 (Alexandria): pl. written μέλακες in Hsch.; cf. μῖλαξ. (Prob. from μέλλω, like μελλείρην, μελλέφηβος.)

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.

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