1. νήγρετος · nēgretos — Beekes
νήγρετος [adj.] ‘which cannot (or hardly) be woken’ (Od., Alex. poets). *ETYM From *n- and *h,gr-eto- in ἔγρετο. See » éyeipw. — [Beekes, s.v. νήγρετος, p. 1066]
The corpus record
νήγρετος
negretos
which cannot (or hardly) be woken
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Where it lives
- Odyssey 2 · 0.23/10k
What it meant
2. νήγρετος · nēgretos — Chantraine
νήγρετος : «sans réveil » (Od., Alexandrins), composé de la particule négative et du radical Éype-, cf. ἔγρετο ; voir ἐγείρω, l’article v-, ve- et Beekes, Laryngeals 108 pour une explication avec laryngale. — [Chantraine, s.v. νήγρετος, p. 767]
3. νήγρετος · nēgretos — LSJ
unwaking, sound, without waking
unwaking, νήγρετος ὕπνος sound sleep, Od. 13.80, h.Ven. 177; of death, εὕδομες εὖ μάλα μακρὸν ἀτέρμονα ν. ὕπνον Mosch. 3.104: in late Prose, Aret. SD 2.13: neut. as Adv., νήγρετον without waking, ν. εὕδειν Od. 13.74; ν. ὑπνοῦν, of death, AP 7.305 (Adaeus).
In the wild
- νήγρετον · nēgreton Odyssey 13.74
- νήγρετος · nēgretos Odyssey 13.80
Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. νήγρετος (scan p. 1066; entry #4324).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. νήγρετος (scan p. 767; entry #5625).