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Τομοῦροι

*tomouroi

(-odpor) [m

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What it meant

1. τόμουροι · tomouroi — Beekes

τόμουροι (-odpor) [m.pl.] designation of the priests of Zeus in Dodona by Strabo 7.7.1, who cites it as a v.l. in π 403; vocsg. τόμουρε: μάντι (Lyc. 223). Acc. to H. = προφῆται, ἱερεῖς, οἰωνοσκόποι, διάκονοι ‘interpreters (of the oracle), priests, augurs, officials (of a temple)’. «ΡΟ» *ETYM Unexplained. Strabo (Lc.) interprets the word as "τομάρ-ουροι = τομαρο- — [Beekes, s.v. τόμουροι, p. 1543]

2. τόμουροι · tomouroi — Chantraine

τόμουροι : τοῦροι, m. pl., nom des prêtres de Zeus à Dodone selon Str. 7,7,11, lequel de même qu’Eust. (écrivant — [Chantraine, s.v. τόμουροι, p. 1143]

3. τόμουροι · tomouroi — Frisk

τόμουροι (-οὔροι) m. pl. Bez. der Zeuspriester in Dodona bei Str. 7, 7,11, der ebenso wie Eust. z.St. es als ν. 1. in z 403 zitiert (von v. Wilamowitz Die Heimkehr des Odysseus 148 A.1 der Lesart ϑέμιστες der Vulgata vorgezogen); Vok.sg. τόμουρε" μάντι (Lyk. 223). Nach H. = προφῆται, ἱερεῖς, οἰωνοσκόποι, διάκονοι. — Unerklärt. Von Str. ἃ. Ὁ. als ἔτομάρ-ουροι = τομαρο-φύλακες “Wächter des Berges Τόμαρος (Tyuagos) bei … — [Frisk, s.v. τόμουροι, p. 1881]

4. Τομοῦροι · Tomouroi — LSJ

priests of Zeus, guardians, of Mount Tomarus

priests of Zeus at Dodona, εἰ μέν κʼ αἰνήσωσι Διὸς μεγάλοιο Τομοῦροι, an ancient reading for θέμιστες in Od. 16.403, v. Str. 7.7.11, who explains it as a shortd. form of Τομάρ-ουροι, guardians of Mount Tomarus, cf. Hsch. s.v. Τόμαρος; the variant is given as Τόμουραι by Eust. 1760.47, 1806.37; τόμουρε = μάντι occurs in Lyc. 223, cf. Hsch.

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