The corpus record

θέμεθλα

themethla · τά

foundations, lowest part

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Where it lives

Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
Iliad 4 · 0.36/10k

What it meant — LSJ

foundations, lowest part, roots, the place where, stands, the roots

foundations, lowest part, ὀφθαλμοῖο θ. roots of the eye, Il. 14.493; στομάχοιο θ. 17.47; Ὠκεανοῖο θ. Hes. Th. 816; Ἄμμωνος θ. the place where Ammon stands, i.e. his temple, Pi. P. 4.16; Παγγαίου θ. the roots of Mt. Pangaeus, ib. 180; θ. δίκης Sol. 4.14; ἐκ θεμέθλων, Lat. funditus, Simm. 25.4: dub. in sg., Call. Dian. 248 (leg. θέμειλον).

In the wild

θεμέθλοις · themethlois Theogony 815–816
θεμείλια · themeilia Iliad 12.28
θέμεθλα · themethla Iliad 14.493
θέμεθλα · themethla Iliad 17.47
θεμείλιά · themeilia Iliad 23.255

Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. θέμεθλα (scan p. 585; entry #2538).

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