βυθόωσα

βυθάω

strike deep: pres part act fem nom /voc sg (epic)

βῠθ-άω, ([etym.] βυθός)

A strike deep,

ῥίζα βυθόωσα Nic.Th. 505

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Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: `depth (of the sea)' (A.).

Compounds: ἄβυσσος `bottomless' (Hdt.), subst. f. `abyss, underworld' (= Hebr. tǝhōm, LXX, NT, Pap.; cf. Schwyzer RhM 81, 203); βυσσοδομεύω `build in the deep \> brood over (in the deep of one's soul), ponder deeply' (Od.), m.c. for βυσσοδομέω (Eust., Suid.) like οἰκοδομέω etc., s. K. Meister, Hom. Kunstspr. 31, Chantr., Gramm. hom. 1, 368.

Derivatives: βύθιος `of the depth' (late), fem. βυθῖτις ( ψάμμος AP; s. Redard Les noms grecs en - της 23). Denom. βυθίζω `sink' (S.). Ptc. βυθόωσα ( ῥίζα) `going in the deep' (Nic. Th. 505). - Further βυσσός m. `depth of the sea' (Il.), βυσσόθεν (S.). -- Also βύσσα (Opp.; after βῆσσα? so prob. secondary); further βύσσαλοι βόθροι, βυσσαλεύοντι τῳ̃ βυθῳ̃ ἐφικνουμένῳ H.; also βυθμός ἄντρον, πυθμήν, καὶ βυθμήν (perh. corrupt).

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: A basis *βυθι̯ός or *βυθσός for βυσσός does not inspire confidence. Connecting βαθύς (and βῆσσα) one posited a labio-velar, but then the connection of βαθύς with βενθος must be abandoned, for which there is no reason. Also assuming a labio-velar would mean that the β- could not be regular (one expects γυ-): it would have to be introduced from βῆσσα, which a guess. Connecting γυθίσσων διορύσσων H. would give the same problem; the form can better be left aside. - The old attempts to connect βαθύς and βῆσσα (with α against υ) are most improbable and should now be abandoned. βυθός - βυσσός shows a typical variation of Pre-Greek words; see Fur.248-263, e.g. ἄνηθον\/ ἄνησον. The conclusion is confirmed by βυσσαλ- with a typical Pre-Greek suffix, cf. κόρυδος beside κορύδαλος\/ κορυδαλλός (Fur. 254) and perhaps ἄμυσσος κῆτος, and also ἀβυδόν βαθύ.

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