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τορός

toros

loud, shrill, perceptible, clear

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What it meant

1. τορός · toros — Beekes

τορός [adj.] ‘loud, shrill, perceptible, clear’, of the voice; also ‘fast, agile (A. E., Ar, Emp., Pl, X.). 41Ὲ *torh,,-0- ‘piercing’> *ETYM Adjectival o-derivative of the root PIE “terhy,- ‘to pierce, bore’. The semantic change of ‘piercing’ to ‘oud, shrill? is also found in the aor. and fut. stem tetopro-; see » topeiv. Connection with Lith. taryti ‘to say, speak’, Hittite ter“ / tar- ‘to speak, state’ < PIE … — [Beekes, s.v. τορός, p. 1547]

2. τορός · toros — Frisk

τορός, Adv. -ὥς “laut, gellend, vernehmbar, deutlich’ von der μ"-. Stimme, auch ‘schnell, flink’ (A. [oft], auch E., Ar., Emp., Pl., X. usw.). — Bildung wie ϑοός, τομός, Aoınds, δοκός τι.8. (Schwyzer 459) zu rogeiv, τείρω, somit eig. *,,(durch)bohrend, durchdringend“. — Gegen Anknüpfung an lit. tariü, tarjii, tafti “sagen, aussprechen’, heth. tar- “sagen, melden, nennen’ (z.B. 3. pl. taranzi), slav., z.B. russ. … — [Frisk, s.v. τορός, p. 1886]

3. τορός · toros — LSJ

piercing

piercing:

I piercing, thrilling, thrilling

of the voice, piercing, thrilling, Luc. Bacch. 7, Alciphr. 3.48; τὸ τ. τῆς φωνῆς Porph. Plot. 2: metaph., τ. φόβος thrilling fear, A. Ch. 32 (lyr.). Adv., τορῶς γεγωνεῖν E. Ion 696 (lyr.): neut. as Adv., τορὸν ἠχεῖν, βοᾶν, Philostr. VS 1.25.10, Her. 19.12.

b acute, fine

of the ear, acute, fine, AP 7.409 (Antip. Thess.).

c piercing

of the eye, piercing, Opp. C. 1.181.

2 clear, distinct, plain

metaph., clear, distinct, plain, ἑρμηνεύς A. Ag. 1062, cf. 616; ἔπος, μῦθος, ib. 1162 (lyr.), Supp. 274; τορὸν γὰρ ἥξει Id. Ag. 254 (lyr.); τ. ὕμνοι dub. cj. in AP 4.1.7 (Mel.); ἐρέω τι τορώτερον (cj. for τομώτερον) Call. Del. 94. Adv., ἀλλὰ τορῶς ταῦτʼ ἴσθι Emp. 23.11; τ. τέκμηρον, λέξω, A. Pr. 604 (lyr.), 609, etc.; προυζεπίστασθαι ib. 699; ἐπεξελθεῖν ib. 870; ἀπαγγεῖλαι, φράσαι, Id. Ag. 632, 1584; οὐκ ἴσμεν τ. E. Rh. 77; ἀκούσας οὐ τ. ib. 656.

II sharp, ready, smart

of persons, sharp, ready, smart, X. Lac. 2.11 (Sup.), D.H. Rh. 11.5, cj. in Call. Fr. 78 (Sup.). Adv., ἐπερείδεσθαι τορῶς Ar. Ra. 1102 (troch.); τ. τε καὶ ὀξέως διακονεῖν Pl. Tht. 175e, Luc. Anach. 21, Merc.Cond. 35: Sup. -ώτατα Ael. NA 1.43.

4. τόρος · toros — LSJ

borer, drill

borer, drill, used in trying for water, etc., Philyll. 18 (v. τορεύς), IG 2(2).1673.36,54.

In the wild

τοροῦ · torou Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1062
τορῶς · torōs Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1583–1586
τορῶς · torōs Aeschylus, Agamemnon 269
τορῶς · torōs Aeschylus, Agamemnon 26–30
τορὸν · toron Aeschylus, Agamemnon 254
τοροῖσιν · toroisin Aeschylus, Agamemnon 615–616

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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. τορός (scan p. 1547; entry #6119).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. τορός (scan p. 1886; entry #5712).

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