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ὄγκιον

ogkion

name of a chest for iron and bronze ware

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Where it lives

Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k

What it meant

1. ὄγκιον · onkion — Beekes

ὄγκιον [π.] ‘name of a chest for iron and bronze ware’ (@ 61, Hermipp. 16). «ἢ» *VAR Also -iov. *ETYM Details unknown; in Poll. 10, 165 σκεῦος πλεκτόν, a plaited tool. It is therefore unclear whether it belongs to » ὄγκος 1 (as a chest with hooks or handles) or to » ὄγκος 2 (as a carrier). ὄγχνη 1045 — [Beekes, s.v. ὄγκιον, p. 1095]

2. ὀγκίον · onkion — Chantraine

ὀγκίον : n., boîte ou caisse qui contient du fer et du bronze, les haches d'Ulysse (Od. 21,61); cf. chez Hsch. la glose qui évoque aussi, p.-ê. à tort, des pointes de flèches : &yyetov ἐν ᾧ αἱ ἀκίδες * À πλέγμα κιστοειδές, ἐν ᾧ ἀπέκειντο οἱ πελέκεις * εἴρητο δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄγκου. Repris par Hermipp. 16, cf. Poll. 10,165. Et.: De 2 ὄγκος « poids » plutôt que 1 ὄγκος «crochet »? — [Chantraine, s.v. ὀγκίον, p. 789]

3. ὄγκιον · onkion — LSJ

case, casket for arrows and other implements

case or casket for arrows and other implements, ὄγκιον, ἔνθα σίδηρος κεῖτο πολὺς καὶ χαλκός Od. 21.61, cf. Hermipp. 16.

In the wild

ὄγκιον · onkion Odyssey 21.61

Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ὄγκιον (scan pp. 1095-1096; entry #4423).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ὄγκιον (scan p. 789; entry #5752).

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