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ὅλμος

olmos

mortar

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What it meant

1. ὅλμος · holmos — Beekes

ὅλμος [m.] ‘mortar’, metaph. of mortar-like, ie. hollowed objects, e.g. ‘mouthpiece of a flute, drinking cup, tripod of the Pythia’ (A 147). 41Ὲ *uel- ‘turn’> VAR Psilotic ὄλμος. *COMP Few compounds, e.g. ὁλμο-ποιός [m.] “manufacturer of mortars’ (Arist.), ὑφéAp-tov [n.] ‘stand of an ὅλμος᾽ (com., Poll.). eDER Diminutive ὁλμίον [n.] (pap.), also ὁλμίσκος [m.] ‘socket of a door hinge, of a tooth’ (pap., 5. E, Ruf., … — [Beekes, s.v. ὅλμος, p. 1121]

2. ὅλμος · holmos — Chantraine

ὅλμος : dans les mss. d'Hés. et Hdt. ὄ-, « mortier » fait à l'origine d'un tronc d'arbre creusé (11. 11,147 dans une comparaison, Hés., Hdt., Ar., inscr.), cf. Palmer, Eranos 44, 1946, 54 sq. ; d'où divers objets creux, siège de la Pythie, embouchure d'une flûte, coupe, etc. Rares composés : ὁλμο-κόπος, -ποιός ; au second terme : ἔνολμος « qui est sur le siège de la Pythie » (S.}, ὑφόλμιον partie inférieure du … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὅλμος, p. 810]

3. ὅλμος · holmos — Frisk

ὅλμος (ὄλμος) m. “Mörser’, übertr. auf mörserähnliche, d.h. ausgehöhlte Gegenstände, z.B. “Mundstück einer Flöte, Trinkbecher, Dreifuß der Pythia’ (seit A 147; zur Bed. an dieser Stelle Palmer Eranos 44, 54f.).. Wenige Kompp., z.B. ὁλμο-ποιός m. “Mörserfabrikant’ (Arist.), ὑφ-όλμειον τι. “Untersatz des ὅλμος᾽ (Kom., Poll.). — Davon das Demin. ὁλμίον τι. (Pap.), auch ὁλμίσκος m. “Höhlung einer Türangel, eines Zahns’ … — [Frisk, s.v. ὅλμος, p. 1351]

4. ὅλμος · holmos — LSJ

a round smooth stone, the human trunk

a round smooth stone (περιφερὴς λίθος μάρμαρος, Hsch.), χεῖρας ἀπὸ ξίφεϊ τμήξας ἀπό τʼ αὐχένα κόψας, ὅλμον δʼ ὣς ἔσσενε κυλίνδεσθαι διʼ ὁμίλου Il. 11.147 (from which passage it was taken to signify the human trunk, Poll. 2.162, EM 460.17).

II cylindrical, bowl-shaped body

later, any cylindrical or bowl-shaped body :

1 mortar

mortar, Hes. Op. 423, Hdt. 1.200, IG 2(2).1126.24, 12(5).872.82 (Tenos, iii B. C.), PLille 9.9 (iii B. C.), etc.

2 kneading-trough

kneading-trough, Ar. V. 201, 238.

3 hollow seat

hollow seat on which the Pythia prophesied, hence prov., ἐν ὅλμῳ κοιμᾶσθαι Plu. Prov. 2.14 ; ἐν ὅ. εὐνάσω Zen. 3.63 ; τοῦ τοίχου τὸ μέρος τοῦ κατὰ τὸν ὅλμον (in the temple of Amphiaraus at Rhamnus), Ἐφ.Ἀρχ. 1909.271.

b support

support, καθίσας τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὀκλὰξ ἐπὶ ὅλμων δύο Hp. Haem. 4.

4 drinking-vessel

drinking-vessel, Menesth. 1.

5 mouthpiece of a flute

mouthpiece of a flute, Eup. 267, cf. Poll. 4.70, and v. ὑφόλμιον II.

6 dial

dial, ὅλμου τοῦ λιθίνου ὃς ἐκαλεῖτο Ἑλληνιστὶ [γν]ώμων PHib. 1.27.26 (iii B. C.).

7 stone used as a weight

stone used as a weight, prov. ὅ. ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς Lib. Ep. 473.3.

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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. ὅλμος (scan p. 1121; entry #4517). Root candidates: *uel-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ὅλμος (scan p. 810; entry #5872).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ὅλμος (scan p. 1351; entry #4232).

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