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σκᾰφ-εῖον

skapheion · τό

spade, hoe, mattock

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What it meant

σκᾰφ-εῖον · skaph-eion — LSJ

spade, hoe, mattock

spade, hoe, mattock, Hyp. Dem. Fr. 7, Clearch. 65, IG ΙΙ(2).144 A 84 (Delos, iv B.C.), PPetr. 3p.109, al. (iii B.C.), PCair.Zen. 164.2, al. (iii B.C.), Ph. Bel. 90.2, D.S. 4.31, IG 2(2).1631.409; cf. σκάφιον (A) IV.

2 basin

prob. basin, ib. 12.314.132, 22.1425.353.

3 concave mirror

concave mirror, used as a burning-glass, Plu. Num. 9: Lat. scaphium, Mart.Cap. 6.597.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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