1. πέλεκυς · pelekys — Beekes
axe, double axe, hatchet
The corpus record
πέλεκυς
pelekus
axe, double axe, hatchet
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Epistula Jeremiae 1 · 7.94/10k
- Electra 3 · 3.97/10k
- Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
- Thesmophoriazusae 1 · 1.42/10k
- Trojan Women 1 · 1.41/10k
- Hecuba 1 · 1.4/10k
- Odyssey 10 · 1.15/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.15/10k
- Iliad 9 · 0.81/10k
- Regnorum III 1 · 0.52/10k
- Jeremias 1 · 0.36/10k
- Psalmi 1 · 0.29/10k
Densest 12 of 18 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. πέλεκυς · pelekys — Chantraine
ews : ion
3. πέλεκυς · pelekys — Frisk
ews, ion
4. πέλεκυς · pelekys — Frisk
Myk
5. πέλεκῠς · pelekys — LSJ
axe, battle-axe, sacrificial axe
Attestations
- πέλεκυς · pelekys Iliad 3.60
- πελέκεσσι · pelekessi Iliad 13.391
- πελέκεσσι · pelekessi Iliad 15.711
- πελέκεσσι · pelekessi Iliad 16.484
- πέλεκυν · pelekyn Iliad 17.520
- πελέκεας · pelekeas Iliad 23.114
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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 p. 1217; entry #4879 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 892; entry #6374 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1469; entry #4552
Review: Under source audit
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