1. σῆμα · sēma — Beekes
sign, symbol, trait, omen, mark, character, feature, gravestone
The corpus record
σῆμα
sema
sign, symbol, trait, omen, mark, character, feature, gravestone
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Seven Against Thebes 7 · 13.91/10k
- Shield of Heracles 2 · 6.18/10k
- Ichneutae 1 · 5.82/10k
- Rhesus 2 · 3.72/10k
- Iliad 33 · 2.96/10k
- Thesmophoriazusae 2 · 2.84/10k
- Odyssey 20 · 2.3/10k
- Iphigenia in Aulis 2 · 2.24/10k
- Phoenissae 2 · 2.07/10k
- Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
- Works and Days 1 · 1.73/10k
- Prometheus Bound 1 · 1.7/10k
Densest 12 of 26 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. σῆμα · sēma — Chantraine
dor
3. σῆμα · sēma — Frisk
dor
4. σῆμα · sēma — LSJ
sign, mark, token
Attestations
- σῆμα · sēma Iliad 2.308
- σήματα · sēmata Iliad 2.353
- σῆμα · sēma Iliad 2.814
- σήματα · sēmata Iliad 4.381
- σήματα · sēmata Iliad 6.168
- σῆμα · sēma Iliad 6.176
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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. 1374; entry #5481 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1018; entry #7186 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1667-1668; entry #5118 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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