1. μέλος · melos — Beekes
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The corpus record
μέλος
melos
member
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- James 3 · 17.54/10k
- Ion 4 · 9.97/10k
- Ecclesiazusae 5 · 6.55/10k
- On the Sacred Disease 3 · 6.54/10k
- Machabaeourum III 3 · 5.97/10k
- 1 Corinthians 4 · 5.92/10k
- Ichneutae 1 · 5.82/10k
- Electra 4 · 5.29/10k
- Ars Poetica 5 · 4.94/10k
- Frogs 4 · 4.39/10k
- Romans 3 · 4.28/10k
- De Memoria et Reminiscentia 1 · 4.16/10k
Densest 12 of 61 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μέλος · melos — Chantraine
n
3. μέλος · melos — Frisk
Gliedmaßen
4. μέλος · melos — Frisk
Aufgabe, Pflicht, Kümmernis
5. μέλος · melos — LSJ
limb, bodily frame, limb by limb
6. μηλός · mēlos — LSJ
Attestations
- μέλεσσιν · melessin Iliad 11.669
- μέλεʼ · meleʼ Iliad 17.211
- μέλεσσιν · melessin Iliad 23.191
- μέλεσσι · melessi Iliad 24.359
- μέλεσσι · melessi Odyssey 11.394
- μέλεσσι · melessi Odyssey 13.398
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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. 978-979; entry #4003 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 700; entry #5188 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1175-1176; entry #3808 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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