1. ὄνυξ · onyx — Beekes
nail, claw, hoof, often metaph. in several mgs. (Il.). 41 *h,nog*- ‘nail
The corpus record
ὄνυξ
onux
nail, claw, hoof, often metaph. in several mgs. (Il.). 41 *h,nog*- ‘nail
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Shield of Heracles 4 · 12.36/10k
- Fragments 2 · 5.02/10k
- Ion 2 · 4.99/10k
- Electra 3 · 3.97/10k
- Works and Days 2 · 3.47/10k
- Suppliants 2 · 2.84/10k
- Wasps 2 · 2.06/10k
- Helen 2 · 2.04/10k
- Daniel (LXX) 2 · 1.9/10k
- Birds 2 · 1.88/10k
- Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
- On the Art of Horsemanship 1 · 1.44/10k
Densest 12 of 35 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ὄνυξ · onyx — Beekes
onyx
3. ὄνυξ · onyx — Chantraine
1 ὄνυξ, -vxoc : m
4. ὄνυξ · onyx — Chantraine
2 ὄνυξ, -uyos : m
5. ὄνυξ · onyx — Chantraine
adj. ὀνύχιος (Suid.) ; ὀνυχίτης πι., -ἴτις (λίθος) sorte d
6. ὄνυξ · onyx — Frisk
1
7. ὄνυξ · onyx — Frisk
Onyx
8. ὄνυξ · onyx — Frisk
mit dem Nagel prüfen
9. ὄνυξ · onyx — LSJ
talons, claws
Attestations
- ὀνύχεσσι · onychessi Iliad 8.248
- ὀνύχεσσι · onychessi Iliad 12.202
- ὀνύχεσσι · onychessi Iliad 12.220
- ὀνύχεσσι · onychessi Odyssey 2.153
- ὀνύχεσσι · onychessi Odyssey 15.161
- ὀνύχεσσι · onychessi Works and Days 203–204
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 1137-1138; entry #4583 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 822; entry #5955 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1370-1371; entry #4283 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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