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σωλήν

solen

pipe, channel

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1. σωλήν · sōlēn — Beekes

σωλήν, -ῆνος [m.] ‘pipe, channel’ (Ion., Archil., Hell.), ‘grooved tile’ (Hell. inscr.); name of a crustacean, ‘razor-fish’ (Dor. and Att. com., Arist.); see Thompson 1947 5.0. 4 PG?(S)> eCOMP As a first member in σωληνο-ειδής ‘pipe-shaped’ (Aen. Tact.); on gwAnvoθήρας, -κέντης, see Fraenkel 1912: 93 and 108f. eDER Diminutive σωλήνοιον, -idtov, -dptov, -ίσκος (Hell.); also -ωτός ‘pipe-shaped’ (Lyd.) and the verbs … — [Beekes, s.v. σωλήν, p. 1490]

2. σωλήν · sōlēn — Chantraine

σωλήν, -ἦνος : τὰ. «tuyau, tube », tout objet cylindrique (Archil., ion.-att., Épidaure, ete), coquillage appelé « couteau » (Épich., Sophr., Arist., ete.). Composés : σωληνο-ειδής «en forme de tube» (Æn. Tact., etc.), -ποιός «fabricant de tuyaux » (Ephesos IV.8, 1951, 279), et d'autre part σωληνο-θήρας τὰ. (Phainias ap. Ath. 90 ἢ), -κέντης m., cf, κεντέω (0 GI 756, 5, Milet). Dérivés : 1. les diminutifs σωλήνιον … — [Chantraine, s.v. σωλήν, p. 1103]

3. σωλήν · sōlēn — Frisk

σωλήν. Zu σωληνιστής J. u. L. Robert REGr. 74 (1961) 149 A. 219. — [Frisk, s.v. σωλήν, p. 2308]

4. σωλήν · sōlēn — LSJ

channel, gutter

channel, gutter, Archil. 5, Aen.Tact. 18.6, PPetr. 2p.119 (iii B.C.), Ph. Bel. 91.26, 28.

2 pipe, ventilation-pipe

pipe, Hdt. 3.60, Hero Spir. 1.1, al., Arr. Epict. 4.11.9; κεραμεοῖ σ. Plu. Cupid. 2.526b; σκύτινος Str. 16.2.13; μολίβδινος Gp. 10.18.6; ventilation-pipe, ib. 2.27.2; ἀργυροῦς καὶ χρυσοῦς (for unguents) Plu. Galb. 19 (pl.).

3 cylindrical box

cylindrical box for keeping a broken limb straight, Hp. Off. 14, Fract. 16, 22.

4 grooved tile

grooved tile, IG 42(1).109 iv 116, 117 (Epid., iv B.C.), 11(2).203 B 97 (Delos, iii B.C.), Hsch., etc.

5 razor-fish

a shell-fish, perh. the razor-fish, Epich. 42, Sophr. 24, Philyll. 13, Arist. HA 528a18, 548a5, al., Gal. 6.734.

6 membrum virile

membrum virile, Hsch.

7 the cavity of the spine

the cavity of the spine, Poll. 2.180.

8 grooved rails

grooved rails in which wheels run, Hero Aut. 2.2; σωλῆνες καταπαλτῶν, σκορπίων σωλῆνες, IG 2(2).1628.512,515, 1629.986,990.

9 lienteria

vulgar name for lienteria, Steph. in Gal. 1.314 D.

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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. σωλήν (scan p. 1490; entry #5929).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. σωλήν (scan p. 1103; entry #7810).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. σωλήν (scan p. 2308; entry #7969).

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