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σίκερα

sikera

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Where it lives

  • Luke 1 · 0.52/10k

What it meant

1. σίκερα · sikera — Beekes

σίκερα [n.] a kind of fermented drink (LXX).

2. σίκερα · sikera — Chantraine

σίκερα : n., espèce de boisson fermentée (LXÆX, etc.) avec otxepience οἶνος (tardif). Et.: Emprunt au sémitique, cf. hébr. &ëkar. — [Chantraine, s.v. σίκερα, p. 1023]

3. σίκερα · sikera — LSJ

fermented liquor, strong drink

fermented liquor, strong drink, LXX Le. 10.9, Is. 24.9, Ev.Luc. 1.15, Gal. 19.693. (Cf. Hebr. šēkār.)

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. σίκερα (scan p. 1381; entry #5505).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. σίκερα (scan p. 1023; entry #7225).

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