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θέναρ

thenar

palm of the hand

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What it meant

1. θέναρ · thenar — Beekes

θέναρ, -αρος [n.] ‘palm of the hand’ (also metaph.), ‘sole of the foot’ (11. «1Ὲ *d*en-r ‘palm of the hand’> *COMP Also as a second member, e.g. ὀπισθέναρ [n.] ‘back of the hand’ (Poll.) for ἸἘὀπισθο-θέναρ, παραιθένατα' τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν μικρῶν δακτύλων παρὰ τὸ θέναρ, ἤγουν ἐπὶ τὸν καρπόν ‘what [runs] from the small fingers along the palm, or rather up to the wrist’ (H.). *DER Denominative verbs: θεναρίζει: τύπτει … — [Beekes, s.v. θέναρ, p. 587]

2. θέναρ · thenar — Chantraine

θέναρ, -apoc : n. «paume de la main» (Hom., etc.) «plante du pied» (Hp.), par métaphore «creux dans — 429 — θεός l'autel » où sont déposées les offrandes (Pi.), «fond de la mer» (Pi.}; second terme de composé dans ὀπίσθεναρ «dos de la main» (Poll), pour *orto8o-Gevap ; avec le préverbe παραι- — παρα-, παραιθένατα * τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν μικρῶν δακτύλων παρὰ τὸ θέναρ, ἤγουν ἐπὶ τὸν καρπόν (Hsch.). Verbes dénominatifs : … — [Chantraine, s.v. θέναρ, p. 442]

3. θένᾰρ · thenar — LSJ

palm of the hand

palm of the hand, πρυμνὸν ὕπερ θέναρος, i.e. just below the wrist, Il. 5.339; χειρὸς τὸ ἐντὸς θέναρ Arist. HA 493b32, cf. Poll. 2.143.

b the two muscles forming the borders of the palm

pl., the two muscles forming the borders of the palm, Gal. UP 2.3.

c ball of the thumb

ball of the thumb, Ruf. Onom. 87, Gal. 18 (2).864.

2 flat

flat of the foot, Hp. Mul. 2.116 (pl.), Arat. 718.

3 hollow, hollow bed

metaph., θ. βωμοῖο hollow in the top of the altar, on which the offerings are laid, Pi. P. 4.206; ἁλὸς θ. hollow bed of the sea, Id. I. 4(3).56. (Cf. OHG. tenar ‘palm of the hand’.)

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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. θέναρ (scan p. 587; entry #2542).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. θέναρ (scan pp. 442-443; entry #3107).

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