1. μέμνων · memnōn — Beekes
The corpus record
Μέμνων
*memnon
2, -ovoc [m
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Where it lives
- Helen 1 · 2.68/10k
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- Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
- Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
- Clouds 1 · 1.04/10k
- Against Aristocrates 1 · 0.65/10k
- Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
What it meant
2. μέμνων · memnōn — Beekes
3. μέμνων · memnōn — Chantraine
4. Μέμνων · Memnōn — Chantraine
5. μέμνων · memnōn — Frisk
6. Μέμνων · Memnōn — LSJ
the Steadfast or Resolute (but cf. θρασυμέμνων), as pr. n., Memnon, Od. 11.522, Hes. Th. 984.
his statue at Thebes which was said to sound musically when struck by the light of the rising sun, Str. 17.1.46, Epigr.Gr. 988 (Balbilla), Luc. Tox. 27:—hence Μεμνόνειος or Μεμνόνιος, α, ον, of Memnon, Str. 17.1.42; Μεμνόνειον, τό, the temple of M., in Egypt, Id. 17.1.46; or at Susa, Id. 15.3.2; τὰ βασιλήϊα τὰ Μεμνόνια Hdt. 5.53; Μεμνόνιον ἄστυ, i. e. Susa, ib. 54.
a black bird, named after Memnon, Ael. NA 5.1, Q.S. 2.647, Dionys. Av. 1.8, cf. μεμνονίδες.
μέμνων, a name for the ass at Athens, from its patient nature, Hsch.:—hence μεμνόνεια (sc. κρέα), τά, assʼs flesh, Id.; also, the market where it was sold, Poll. 9.48.
In the wild
- Μέμνονʼ · Memnonʼ Aristophanes, Clouds (DIORISIS sentence 456)
- Μέμνονας · Memnonas Aristophanes, Frogs 961–963
- Μέμνων · Memnōn Aristotle, Economics 1351b (DIORISIS sentence 297)
- Μέμνων · Memnōn Aristotle, Oeconomica II (DIORISIS sentence 153)
- Μέμνων · Memnōn Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates 157 (DIORISIS sentence 553)
- Μέμνονος · Memnonos Herodotus, Histories 2.106.5 (DIORISIS sentence 2278)
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Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Μέμνων (scan p. 980; entry #4012).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Μέμνων (scan p. 702; entry #5198).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Μέμνων (scan p. 1178; entry #3815).
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