1. Σειρήν · Seirēn — Beekes
The corpus record
Σειρήν
*seiren
“Siren(s)
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Where it lives
- Helen 1 · 1.02/10k
- Odyssey 8 · 0.92/10k
- Memorabilia 3 · 0.84/10k
- Phaedrus 1 · 0.6/10k
- Symposium 1 · 0.57/10k
- Cratylus 1 · 0.56/10k
- Eudemian Ethics 1 · 0.38/10k
- Republic 2 · 0.23/10k
- Discourses 1 · 0.13/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k
What it meant
2. Σειρήν · Seirēn — Chantraine
3. Σειρήν · Seirēn — Chantraine
4. Σειρήν · Seirēn — Frisk
5. Σειρήν · Seirēn — LSJ
Siren; in pl., Σειρῆνες, αἱ, Sirens, Od. 12.39, al., cf. Sch. ad loc.; Ep. dual gen. Σειρήνοιιν ib. 52, 167; πτεροφόροι νεανίδες . . Σειρῆνες E. Hel. 169 (lyr.), cf. Fr. 911 (lyr.); Σειρὴν . . τὰ σκέλη δὲ κοψίχου Anaxil. 22.20; cf. ἁρπυιόγουνος; σειρῆνα κόμπον . . ὃς Ζεφύρου σιγάζει πνοάς Pi. Parth. 2.13, cf. Hes. Fr. 69; ἐπὶ τῶν κύκλων [τοῦ ἀτράκτου] . . ἐφʼ ἑκάστου βεβηκέναι Σειρῆνα . . φωνὴν μίαν ἱεῖσαν Pl. R. 617b (hence σειρῆνες· τὰ ἄστρα, Lex.Rhet. ap. Eust. 1709.54, cf. Theo Sm. p.146H.);
metaph., Siren, deceitful woman, E. Andr. 936: also, the Siren charm of eloquence, persuasion, and the like, Alcm. 7, Aeschin. 3.228, Alex.Aet. 7 (pl.); ποικίλη σ., of philosophy, Phld. Rh. 2.145 S.; λόγων σ. καὶ χάρις Plu. Mar. 44, cf. D.H. Comp. 26, Jul. Or. 2.52d; ὤλετο παρθενίη σ. ἐμή Supp.Epigr. 1.567.7 (Fayum), cf. IG 14.1942 (Rome); σειρῆνα θεάτρων, of Menander, ib. 1183; ἔνθεον σειρῆνα χεύῃ ib. 42(1).130.17 (Epid.).
ὁ, a kind of solitary bee or wasp, Arist. HA 623b11.
a small singing-bird, Hsch.
prob. ostrich, LXX Is. 13.21, al., I Enoch 19.2.
as name of Zeus, dub. in Antim. 94 (σείρινα acc. sg., codd.EM).
a light garment, Harp. s.v. σείρινα, Phot. (Correctly written with -ει-, as name of a ship, IG 2(2).1629.687.)
In the wild
- Σειρῆσιν · Seirēsin Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 3
- Σειρήν · Seirēn Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.2 (DIORISIS sentence 6544)
- Σειρῆσιν · Seirēsin Epictetus, Discourses 2.23 (DIORISIS sentence 3532)
- Σειρῆνες · Seirēnes Euripides, Helen 1 (DIORISIS sentence 133)
- Σειρήνων · Seirēnōn Odyssey 12.158
- Σειρήνοιιν · Seirēnoiin Odyssey 12.167
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Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Σειρήν (scan pp. 1367-1368; entry #5454).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Σειρήν (scan p. 1013; entry #7147).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Σειρήν (scan pp. 1659-1660; entry #5092).
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