1. θήγω · thēgō — Beekes
to sharpen, whet; to excite
The corpus record
θήγω
thego
to sharpen, whet; to excite
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Distribution
- Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
- Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
- Orestes 2 · 2.04/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
- Prometheus Bound 1 · 1.7/10k
- Trojan Women 1 · 1.41/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.32/10k
- Ajax 1 · 1.27/10k
- Agamemnon 1 · 1.23/10k
- Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
- Phoenissae 1 · 1.04/10k
- Cyropaedia 5 · 0.63/10k
Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. θήγω · thēgō — Chantraine
dor
3. Θήγω · Thēgō — Chantraine
est un vieux mot, volontiers employé au figuré au sens d’« exciter », et parfois
4. θήγω · thēgō — LSJ
sharpen, whet
Attestations
- θηξάσθω · thēxasthō Iliad 2.382
- θήγων · thēgōn Iliad 11.416
- θήγει · thēgei Iliad 13.475
- θήγει · thēgei Shield of Heracles 386–391
- τεθηγμένος · tethēgmenos Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 186–189
- τεθηγμένους · tethēgmenous Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 313–316
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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 pp. 592-593; entry #2563 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 448; entry #3143 Review: Under source audit
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