1. θνήσκω · thnēskō — Beekes
die
The corpus record
θνήσκω
thnesko
die
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Distribution
- Orestes 61 · 62.2/10k
- Electra 52 · 59.91/10k
- Hecuba 40 · 55.85/10k
- Helen 52 · 53.15/10k
- Antigone 38 · 51.82/10k
- Heracles 37 · 47.27/10k
- Ajax 37 · 47.06/10k
- Trojan Women 32 · 45.21/10k
- Iphigenia in Tauris 36 · 43.39/10k
- Libation Bearers 23 · 42.78/10k
- Trachiniae 26 · 35.78/10k
- Suppliants 23 · 32.69/10k
Densest 12 of 155 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. θνήσκω · thnēskō — Chantraine
voir θάνατος
3. θνῄσκω · thnēiskō — LSJ
die, to be dead, dead
Attestations
- θνήσκοντας · thnēskontas Iliad 1.56
- θνήσκοντες · thnēskontes Iliad 1.243
- θνῇσκον · thnēiskon Iliad 1.383
- θνῄσκων · thnēiskōn Iliad 2.106
- θάνε · thane Iliad 2.642
- τεθναίη · tethnaiē Iliad 3.102
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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 p. 597; entry #2582 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 452; entry #3177 Review: Under source audit
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