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μοιχός

moichos

adulterer

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Where it lives

On the Murder of Eratosthenes 5 · 20.8/10k
Against Neaera 13 · 14.28/10k
Thesmophoriazusae 6 · 8.53/10k
Lysistrata 3 · 3.78/10k
Acharnians 2 · 2.82/10k
Ecclesiazusae 2 · 2.62/10k
Fragments 1 · 2.51/10k
Against Agoratus 1 · 2.09/10k
Hebrews 1 · 1.99/10k
Hiero 1 · 1.68/10k
1 Corinthians 1 · 1.48/10k
Plutus 1 · 1.24/10k

Densest 12 of 24 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. μοιχός · moichos — Beekes

μοιχός [m.] ‘adulterer’ (IA), ‘idolatrous person’ (Ep. Jac. 4, 4), cf. μοιχαλίς, μοιχάω, -ebw. ᾿ “COMP Sometimes as a first member, eg. μοιχ-άγρια [n.pl.] ‘fine imposed on one taken in adultery’ (0 332), after »{waypia, Chantraine 1956a: 51) (cf. s.v.); also 962 μόκρων — [Beekes, s.v. μοιχός, p. 1012]

2. μοιχός · moichos — Chantraine

μοιχός : τῇ. sadultère» dit de l'homme qui séduit une femme mariée (Hippon., ion.-att., etc.), « adorateur de faux dieux, idolâtre» (NT); on observe la même extension pour les verbes. Composés : μοιχαγρία, cf. sous ζωαγρία ; μοιχοληπτία «fait d'être pris en flagrant délit d'adultère» (Phryn, Ρ. 5.Ὁ. 35); μουχότροπος « qui a les manières d’un adultère » (Ar. Th, 392). Au second terme d'un composé, exemples tardifs : … — [Chantraine, s.v. μοιχός, p. 725]

3. μοιχὸς · moichos — Frisk

μοιχὸς m. “Ehebrecher? (ion. att.), "Götzendiener’ (Ep. Jak.4,4; vgl. μοιχαλίς, μοιχάω, -edw unten). Bisweilen als Vorderglied, z.B. μοιχ-άγρια τι. pl. "Buße des ertappten Ehebrechers’ (9332; nach ζωάγρια, Chantraine Etudes 51 A.3, vgl. 8.v.); auch κατάμοιχος = μοιχός (Vett. Val.), wohl Rückbildung aus καταμοιχεύω (Pap.). — Ableitungen: A. Mehrere Femininbildungen, meist spät: μοιχ-άς (Aeschin. Sokr.), -αλίς (LXX, … — [Frisk, s.v. μοιχὸς, p. 1221]

4. μοιχός · moichos — LSJ

adulterer, paramour

adulterer, paramour, Hippon. 74, S. Fr. [1127.6], Ar. Pl. 168, Pl. Smp. 191d, etc.: prov., θύραν, διʼ ἧς γαλῆ καὶ μ. οὐκ εἰσέρχεται Apollod.Car. 6; ὅρκοι μοιχῶν Philonid. 7; κεκαρμένος μοιχὸν μιᾷ μαχαίρᾳ having the head close shaven with a razor, as was done by way of punishment to persons taken in adultery, Ar. Ach. 849.

II paramour

generally, paramour, of a sodomite, POxy. 1160.26 (iii/iv A. D.). (Cf. ὀμείχω.)

III idolatrous person

idolatrous person, Ep.Jac. 4.4.

In the wild

μοιχὸν · moichon Aristophanes, Acharnians 3 (DIORISIS sentence 658)
μοιχὲ · moiche Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 201)
μοιχὸς · moichos Aristophanes, Clouds (DIORISIS sentence 836)
μοιχοὺς · moichous Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 225 (DIORISIS sentence 171)
μοιχοῦ · moichou Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae (DIORISIS sentence 386)
μοιχοῦ · moichou Aristophanes, Lysistrata 107 (DIORISIS sentence 91)

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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. μοιχός (scan pp. 1012-1013; entry #4136).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. μοιχός (scan pp. 725-726; entry #5363).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. μοιχός (scan pp. 1221-1222; entry #3923).

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