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ζύγαστρον

zugastron · τό

chest, box

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Where it lives

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  • Cyropaedia 1 · 0.13/10k

What it meant — LSJ

chest, box

chest, box (κιβωτός, κυρίως δὲ ξυλίνη σορός, παρὰ τὸ ἐζυγῶσθαι, Phot.), S. Tr. 692, E. ap. Phot., X. Cyr. 7.3.1.

2

at Delphi, = γραμματοφυλάκιον, SIG 241.49,146 (iv B.C.), Delph. 3(2).205 (iii B.C.), Phot.

3 fastenings

in pl., fastenings, λάρνακος Sch. Theoc. 7.78.

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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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