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τράφηξ

traphex

ηκος [m

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What it meant

1. τράφηξ · traphēx — Beekes

τράφηξ, -ηκος [m.] meaning uncertain. According to H. (similar EM, sch. Lyc. etc.), it means χάραξ, σκόλοψ. ἔνιοι τὸ δόρυ, ἄλλοι τὸ τῆς νεὼς χεῖλος; acc. to EM also = τὸ ξύλον ἔνθα τιθέασι τὸν ἄρτον. Rare in literary language: Bito (‘beam, pole’?), Lycophr. 641 (beam, plank’ ?), 1001 (‘spear’?), Att. inscr. IV* (‘board of a ship’?). “ΝΑΙ In H. also: τράπηκι- δόρατι (from Lyc. 10012); also with o-vocalism: … — [Beekes, s.v. τράφηξ, p. 1551]

2. τράφηξ · traphēx — Chantraine

τράφηξ, -nxos : m., les lexicographes nous livrent les formes et les sens les plus divers. Ainsi chez Hsch. τράπηκι © δόρατι; τράφηξ * χάραξ, σκόλοψ “ἔνιοι δὲ τὸ δόρυ, ἄλλοι τὸ τῆς νεὼς χεῖλος ; τρόπηκος ᾿ μερὶς τῆς κώπης ὁ τρόπηξ... τρόφηξ * χάραξ, σκόλοψ. Il est malaisé de définir le champ sémantique d’un mot glosé de façons si diverses (pour la variété des formes, voir EH.) : δόρατι peut désigner une planche, une … — [Chantraine, s.v. τράφηξ, p. 1149]

3. τράφῃξ · traphēix — Frisk

τράφῃξ, -ηκος m. Bed. unsicher, nach H. (ähnlich EM, Sch. Lyk. u.a.) = χάραξ, σκόλοψ. ἔνιοι τὸ δόρυ, ἄλλοι τὸ τῆς νεὼς χεῖλος; nach EM auch = τὸ ξύλον ἔνϑα τιϑέασι τὸν ἄρτον. Literarisch selten: Bito (Balken, Pfahl’ ?), Lykophr. 641 ("Balken, Brett? 3), 1001 (“Speer’ ?), att. Inschr. IV= (“Schiffsbord’ ?). Bei H. noch: τούττηκι" δόρατι (aus Lyk. 1001?); auch mit o (äol. oder nach 0 τράχηλος — [Frisk, s.v. τράφῃξ, p. 1891]

4. τράφηξ · traphēx — LSJ

beam

beam in framework of ἑλέπολις, Bito 53.4.

2 spear

spear, Lyc. 1001.

3 bakerʼs board

bakerʼs board, EM 764.35:—so perh. in Lyc. 641 (unless the sense is more general, v. Sch.).

4 handle of an oar, gunwale

handle of an oar, Hsch. s.v. τρόπηκος; or gunwale on which the rowlocks are fixed, IG 2(2).1604.40 (iv B. C.), EM 764.36.—τράφηξ seems to be the true form; but τράπηξ, τρόπηξ, τροφῆς are found in cod. of Hsch.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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