1. σέλας · selas — Beekes
light, glow, beam
The corpus record
σέλας
selas
light, glow, beam
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- De Mundo 5 · 7.89/10k
- Shield of Heracles 2 · 6.18/10k
- Trojan Women 3 · 4.24/10k
- Prometheus Bound 2 · 3.4/10k
- Trachiniae 2 · 2.75/10k
- Agamemnon 2 · 2.47/10k
- Helen 2 · 2.04/10k
- Eumenides 1 · 1.91/10k
- Rhesus 1 · 1.86/10k
- Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
- Suppliants 1 · 1.42/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.32/10k
Densest 12 of 27 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. σέλας · selas — Chantraine
un météore, de l
3. σέλας · selas — Frisk
αος n
4. σέλας · selas — Frisk
Sonne
5. σέλ-ας · sel-as — LSJ
light, brightness, flame
Attestations
- σέλας · selas Iliad 8.76
- σέλας · selas Iliad 8.509
- σέλᾳ · selai Iliad 8.563
- σέλας · selas Iliad 15.600
- σέλαϊ · selai Iliad 17.739
- σέλας · selas Iliad 18.214
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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. 1369; entry #5459 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1015; entry #7154 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1661-1662; entry #5097 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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