ἐλεγχέες

ἐλεγχής

worthy of reproof: masc /fem nom /voc pl (epic ionic)

ἐλεγχής

worthy of reproof: masc /fem nom /voc pl (epic ionic)

ἐλεγχ-ής, ές,

A worthy of reproof; of men, cowardly,

ἐλεγχέες Il.4.242

, 24.239: irreg. [comp] Sup.

ἐλέγχιστος 2.285

, etc.

II reproachful,

μῦθος Nonn.D.40.35

.

ἰόμωροι, οἱ, twice in Hom.,

A

Ἀργεῖοι ἰόμωροι, ἐλεγχέες Il.4.242

;

Ἀργεῖοι ἰόμωροι, ἀπειλάων ἀκόρητοι 14.479

. (Expld. by Sch. as caring for arrows (cf. μέριμνα), but [pron. full] ῐ is against this: perh. noisy (cf. ἰά).)

Grammatical information: v

Meaning: 1. `revile, disgrace' (Hom.); 2. `cross-exmine, bring to proof, accuse, question' (Hdt., Pi., Att.); on the meaning Daux REGr. 55, 252ff.

Other forms: ἐλέγξαι (Il.), fut. ἐλέγξω, aor. pass. ἐλεγχθῆναι with ἐλεγχθήσομαι, perf. ἐλήλεγμαι, 3. sg. - γκται (Att.)

Derivatives: To 1: ἔλεγχος n. (as ὄνειδος) `revile, disgrace' (Hom., Hes., Pi.; cf. Porzig Satzinhalte 263), in plur. also of persons, `coward'; in masculine ἐλεγχέες (Δ 242, Ω 239; but s. Bechtel Lex. s. ἐλεγχής, Frisk GHÅ 41 [1935]: 3, 19f., Sommer Nominalkomp. 137); superlative ἐλέγχιστος (Hom.; Seiler Steigerungsformen 83f.); from ἔλεγχος also ἐλεγχείη `id.' (Il.; cf. Porzig Satzinhalte 218). - To 2: ἔλεγχος m. (as λόγος) `proof, refutation, inquisition' (Hdt., Pi., Att.); ἔλεγξις `id.' (LXX, NT, Philostr.) with painful ἐλεγξῖνος (D. L.); ἐλεγμός `id.' (LXX, NT); ἐλεγκτήρ `who proves' (Antipho; Ionisch?, Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 52); ἐλεγκτικός `good for ἐλέγχειν, prepared for' (Att. etc.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [676] * h₁lengʰ- `revile?'

Etymology: Uncertain. Since Pott often connected with ἐλαχύς, but this is as often denied, s. Osthoff MU 6, 7ff. Semantically the connection is quite possible: cf. NHG. schmähen, MHG. smæhen `disgrace', OHG smāhen `make small', from smāhi `small'; also NHG Schmach, MHG smāhe, smæhe `revile'. Phonetically the etymology implies, that ἐλέγχω for *ἐλέμφω (idg. * h₁lengʷʰ-) has its χ from ἐλαχύς, ἐλάσσων (\< *ἐλάχ-ι̯ων), ἐλάχιστος. The verb ἐλέγχω would be identical with Av. rǝnǰaiti `makes light'. - Or with Fick 1, 537 to Latv. langāt `revile', also OHG OS. lahan `revile' a. o.; acc. to Sturtevant Comp. gr.<sup>1</sup> 89, <sup>2</sup> 58 to Hitt. lingazi, li(n)kzi `swear'. Pok. 676 recalls Nur. lang `shame, deceit, treason'.

Page in Frisk: 1,486-487