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ὄρχις

orchis

testicles

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What it meant

1. ὄρχις · orchis — Beekes

ὄρχις, -εως [m.] ‘testicles’ (IA); also the plant name ‘orchid’ (Thphr, Dsc.), after the shape of the root, and a kind of olive (Colum.), after the shape of the fruit (see Stromberg 1940: 37 and 55). 41Ὲ *h,(e/o)r¢"-i- ‘testicle’> eVAR Ion. gen. -ἰος, plur. mostly -etc, -tec. eCOMP ὀρχί-πεδα [n.pl.] ‘scrota, testicles’ (Ar.), whence ὀρχι-πεδίζω (Ar., H.); Evopxic ‘provided with testicles, uncastrated’ (Hdt., Luc.), … — [Beekes, s.v. ὄρχις, p. 1167]

2. ὄρχις · orchis — Chantraine

ὄρχις : gén. -ewc, ion. -10c, surtout au pl. -εἰς, -ἰος m. « testicules » (Hippon., ion.-att.), «orchidées (Thphr., Dse.), d’après la forme de la racine, espèce d'olive, d’après sa forme (Call.), cf. Strômberg, Pflanzennamen 37 et 55. Au premier terme de composé : ὀρχί-πεδα n. pl. « région des testicules » (Ar.}, cf. λακκόπεδον et sur ces composés Risch, LF 59, 1944, 15 ; d'où -πεδίζω (Ar., Ois. 142, Hsch.) ; … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὄρχις, p. 847]

3. ὄρχις · orchis — Frisk

ὄρχις, -εως, ion. -tos, meist pl. -εἰς, -ıes m. ‘Hoden’ (ion. att.), auch als Pflanzenname “Orchis, Orchidee’ (wegen der Wurzelform; Thphr., Dsk.), “Art Olive’ (nach der Form der Frucht; Colum.; Strömberg 37 u. 55). Kompp., z.B. ὀρχί-πεδα τι. pl. “Hodensäcke, Hoden’ (Ar.; vgl. Risch IF 59, 15) mit -πεδίξω (Ar., H.); ἔν-ορχις “mit H. versehen, unverschnitten’ (Hdt., Luk.), auch ἔν-ορχ-ος (7 147, Hp. u.a.; zur … — [Frisk, s.v. ὄρχις, p. 1405]

4. ὄρχις · orchis — LSJ

testicle, testicles

testicle, freq. in pl., testicles, Hdt. 4.109, Hp. Aër. 4, Eub. 63.4 (anap.), etc. ; cf. ὄσχις.

2 ovaries

in females, ovaries, Gal. 2.810, al.

II salep, Orchis papilionacea, O. longicruris

plant so called from the form of its root, salep, Orchis papilionacea, and O. longicruris, Thphr. HP 9.18.3, Dsc. 3.126.

III olive

ὄρχις, ἡ, a kind of olive, Colum. 5.8; cf. ὀρχάς (B). (Cf. Avest. arazi ‘testicles’.)

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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. ὄρχις (scan p. 1167; entry #4683).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ὄρχις (scan pp. 847-848; entry #6083).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ὄρχις (scan pp. 1405-1406; entry #4362).

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