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ὄρπηξ

orpex

sprig, twig, (shaft of a) spear

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1. ὅρπηξ · horpēx — Beekes

ὅρπηξ [π|.] ‘sprig, twig, (shaft of a) spear’ (@ 38, Hes. Op. 468), eVAR Also 6-; Dor. Aeol. -a&, -κος. eCOMP εὐ-ὁρπηξ ‘with fair twigs’ (Nonn.). *ETYM Formation like σκώληξ, κάχληξ, νάρθηξ, etc. without a clear etymology. The comparison with Lith. vdrpa ‘ear’ is not very illuminating; derivation from the root of Lat. sarpo ‘to trim the vines’, sarmentum ‘osiers’, » ἅρπη ‘sickle is unlikely, as an o-grade of … — [Beekes, s.v. ὅρπηξ, p. 1161]

2. Ὅρπηξ · Horpēx — Chantraine

Ὅρπηξ, qui doit appartenir au même radical, est distinct du point de vue grec, v. 8.0. — [Chantraine, s.v. Ὅρπηξ, p. 389]

3. ὄρπηξ · orpēx — Chantraine

ὄρπηξ : att. ὅρπηξ, éol. et dor. ὄρπδξ «rejeton, jeune pousse », d'où « baguette » (II. 21,38, Hés., Tr. 468, Pi., Sapho, A.R., Call), dit d’une lance (Ε., Hipp. 221); au figuré «rejeton, descendant » (Orph.). Composé : εὐόρπηξ «aux belles branches » (Nonn.). Pas de dérivé. — [Chantraine, s.v. ὄρπηξ, p. 844]

4. ὅρπηξ · horpēx — Frisk

ὅρπηξ (ö-), dor. äol. -«ἄξ, -xos m. “Schößling, Zweig, Lanze(nschaft)’ (ep. poet. seit ® 38, Hes. Op. 468); εὐ-όρπηξ "mit schönen Zweigen’ (Nonn.). — Keine Ableitungen. — Bildung wie σκώληξ, κάχληξ, νάρϑηξ u.a. (Chantraine Form. 381, Schwyzer 497), ohne sichere Etymologie. Nach Walde(-P.) 1,277 u. 2, 502 vermutungsweise zu lit. varpa “Ähre’ u.a. (unbefriedigend über varpa Fraenkel s.v.), wenig einleuch- ı tend. … — [Frisk, s.v. ὅρπηξ, p. 1399]

5. ὄρπηξ · orpēx — LSJ

sapling, young shoot

sapling, young shoot, Il. 21.38, Pi. Parth. 2.7, A.R. 4.1425, Theoc. 7.146, Call. Iamb. 1.215, Ap. I; ὄρπακι βραδίνῳ Sapph. 104, cf. 78.

2 goad, lance

anything made of such shoots or trees, goad for driving cattle, Hes. Op. 468 ; lance, E. Hipp. 221 (anap.).

II scion, descendant

metaph., scion, descendant, Orph. A. 215. [Acc. ὅρπᾰκα is f. l. in AP 7.200.]

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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. ὄρπηξ (scan p. 1161; entry #4666).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ὄρπηξ (scan p. 844; entry #6053).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ὄρπηξ (scan p. 1399; entry #4345).

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