πορθμ-εύς · porthm-eus — LSJ
ferryman, boatman, seaman, conveyer, ‘purveyor’
The corpus record
πορθμ-εύς
porthmeus · ὁ
ferryman, boatman, seaman, conveyer, ‘purveyor’
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Distribution
- Ecclesiazusae 1 · 1.31/10k
- Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k
- Histories 2 · 0.11/10k
Senses
Attestations
- πορθμῆες · porthmēes Odyssey 20.187
- πορθμέας · porthmeas Herodotus, Histories 1.24.3 (DIORISIS sentence 148)
- πορθμέων · porthmeōn Herodotus, Histories 1.24.7 (DIORISIS sentence 155)
- πορθμῆς · porthmēs Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 2 (DIORISIS sentence 906)
Deep etymology
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