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μίτος

mitos

thread of the warp, chain

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1. μίτος · mitos — Beekes

μίτος [m.] mg. uncertain, ‘thread of the warp, chain’ vel sim., also ‘thread’ in general, Lat. licium (since Ψ 762), see Bliimner 1875-1887: 141ff., where other interpretations are discussed. Cf. κατὰ μίτον ‘uninterrupted’ (Pherecr., Plb.). «Ὁ *COMP Often as a second member, e.g. λεπτό-μιτος ‘with fine threads’ (E.), πολύμιτος ‘consisting of many threads, damask’ (A., Cretin., Peripl. M. Rubr.). ~ μνὰ 959 *DER … — [Beekes, s.v. μίτος, p. 1009]

2. μίτος · mitos — Frisk

μίτος m. Bed. nicht sicher, etwa “Kettenfaden, Kette’, auch “Faden im allg.’, lat. lieium (seit Y 762), 5. Blümner Technologie 141ff., wo auch andere Auffassungen referiert werden; κατὰ μίτον “ununterbrochen’ (Pherekr., Plb. u.a.); oft als Hinterglied, z.B. λεπτό-μιτος "mit feinen Fäden’ (E. in Iyr.), πολύ-μιτος "aus vielen Fäden bestehend, damasten’ (A. in Iyr., Kratin., Peripl. M. Rubr. u.a.). — Davon μιτώδης … — [Frisk, s.v. μίτος, p. 1217]

3. μίτος · mitos — Frisk

μίτος. Zu πολύ-μιτος Wild Phil. 111 (1967) 151ff. — [Frisk, s.v. μίτος, p. 2279]

4. μίτος · mitos — LSJ

thread of the warp, clue, web, thread by thread, in detail, in their due order, in an unbroken series, continuously, in due order, in a continuous series

thread of the warp, Il. 23.762, AP 6.174 (Antip.), Sor. 1.80; ἀγαθὶς μίτου, of Ariadneʼs clue, Pherecyd. 148 J., cf. Vett.Val.276.33, Procop.Gaz. Ecphr. p.158 B.; of a spiderʼs web, AP 6.39 (Arch.), cf. E. Fr. 369.1 (lyr.); κατὰ μίτον thread by thread, i.e. in detail, or in their due order, in an unbroken series, continuously, κατὰ μίτον τὰ πράγματʼ ἐκλογίζομαι each thing in due order, Pherecr. 146.7; βίβλοι τετταράκοντα καθαπερανεὶ κατὰ μίτον (κατάμικτον codd.) ἐξυφασμέναι in a continuous serie

2 thread of destiny

thread of destiny, Lyc. 584, Man. 1.7 prov., ἀπὸ λεπτοῦ μ. τὸ ζῆν ἤρτηται, Suid.: freq. in epitaphs, οὐδὲ . . μοιρῶν μίτον ἔκφυγεν Epigr.Gr. 324.5 (Cnidus); μοίρης ἐκτελέσασα μίτον IG 4.627 (Argos); μοῖρα . . ζωῆς κλῶσε μίτοισι χρόνον ib. 12(8).609.5 (Thasos), cf. 3.1337.

II string of a lyre

string of a lyre, Philostr.Jun. Im. 6, AP 5.221 (Agath.), etc.

III seed

in Orphic language, seed, Orph. Fr. 33.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. μίτος (scan pp. 1009-1010; entry #4120).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. μίτος (scan pp. 1217-1218; entry #3908).

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