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θύος

thuos

burnt offering

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What it meant

1. θύος · thyos — Beekes

θύος [n.] ‘burnt offering’, mostly in plur. θύη (IL). «IE *d"euH-‘smoke’> *DIAL Myc. tu-we-a /t*ue*a/ ‘aromatic products’. *COMP As a first member in » θυοσκόος, θυο-δόκος ‘accepting burnt offerings’ (E.), θυη-πόλος ‘making offerings, priest(essy (A. E.), together with -éw, -ia (θυη- after the plural?). DER θυόεις, θυήεις ‘rich in incense, etc., fragrant’ (IL; θυῶεν: εὐῶδες ‘fragrant’ H.); θυώματα [pl.] ‘incense, … — [Beekes, s.v. θύος, p. 612]

2. θύος · thyos — Chantraine

1. θύος n., au pl. θύεα «offrandes que l'on brûle », parfois «des gâteaux» (Hom., Æsch., Eup., Cyrène, Sokolowski, Lois Sacrées ὦ, 115 B, 58), mais Hp. emploie le mot au sens de « parfums, aromates », et ce sens est clairement attesté en mycénien pour uwea pl. n. « produits aromatiques », cf. Lejeune, R. Εἰ. Gr. 1959, 140 sqq.; sg. θύος p.-ê. en mycénien et chez Æsch. (Ag. 1409 au sens de θῦμα). Θύος a été emprunté … — [Chantraine, s.v. θύος, p. 462]

3. θύος · thyos — LSJ

burnt sacrifice

burnt sacrifice, A. Ag. 1409; θύος ὅττι πάχιστον Call. Aet. Oxy. 2079.23 [Fr. 1.23 Pf.]: but usu. in pl., σὺν θυέεσσι Il. 6.270, cf. 9.499; σπονδῇσι θύεσσί τε ἱλάσκεσθαι Hes. Op. 338, cf. Maiist. 11; λίσσομʼ ὑπὲρ θυέων Od. 15.261; θύη πρὸ παίδων A. Eu. 835, cf. IG 12(5).593.17 (Iulis, V B.C.), Berl.Sitzb. 1927.170 (Cyrene); νιν ἐκ θυέων καταδήσομαι Theoc. 2.10, cf. Euph. 129.

2

later in pl., = θυμιάματα, Hp. ap. Gal. 19.104.

II a cake

a cake, θύη πέττειν Eup. 108.

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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. θύος (scan p. 612; entry #2638).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. θύος (scan p. 462; entry #3265).

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