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θέσκελος

theskelos

marvelous, wonderfuf (11... <1 *d

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  • Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
  • Odyssey 2 · 0.23/10k
  • Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k

What it meant

1. θέσκελος · theskelos — Beekes

θέσκελος [adj.] ‘marvelous, wonderfuf (11... <1 *d"eh,s- ‘god-, holy’> *ETYM Compounded from *Oeo- ‘god’ (see » θεός) and » κέλομαι ‘drive’, thus properly ‘moved by a god’. On the e-vocalism of the second member, see Schwyzer: 449°. Cf. » θεσπέσιος, » θέσφατος, — [Beekes, s.v. θέσκελος, p. 590]

2. θέσκελος · theskelos — Chantraine

θέσκελος : vieille épithète épique dans la formule : θέσκελα ἔργα (IL. 3,130 ; Οὐ. 11,374 et 610 ; comme adv. θέσκελον, 11. 23,107), au sens de « merveilleux, étonnant » ; ne se dit jamais de personnes. — [Chantraine, s.v. θέσκελος, p. 446]

3. θέσκελος · theskelos — LSJ

set in motion by God, marvellous, wondrous, of wonder, wondrous, God-inspired

perh. set in motion by God (κέλλω), and so marvellous, wondrous, always of things, θ. ἔργα deeds or works of wonder, Il. 3.130, Od. 11.610; θέσκελα εἰδώς Supp. Hell. 1153: neut. Adv., ἔϊκτο δὲ θέσκελον αὐτῷ it was wondrous like him, Il. 23.107; prob. taken by later poets as, = God-inspired (κελεύω), θ. Ἑρμῆς Coluth. 126.

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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. θέσκελος (scan p. 590; entry #2554).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. θέσκελος (scan p. 446; entry #3126).

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