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1 σφαῖρα
A ball, σφαίρῃ παίζειν play at ball, Od.6.100; σφαῖραν ἔρριψε ib. 115;σ. καλὴν μετὰ χερσὶν ἕλοντο 8.372
; σφαίρῃ ἀν' ἰθὺν πειρήσαντο ib. 377;ὥσπερ σφαῖραν ἐκδεξάμενος τὸν λόγον Pl.Euthd. 277b
; ῥαπτὴ ς. AP12.44 (Glauc.), cf. Nicom.Com.1.25, Antiph.234;διὰ σφαίρας.. ἐκπονῆσαι τὸ σῶμα Gal.6.134
, cf. Sor.1.49,93;ἡ διὰ τῆς σ. ὄρχησις Ath.1.14d
: metaph., σφαῖραν ἐποίησε τὴν οὐσίαν (cf. συστρογγύλλω) Alex.246.3: prov., σ. κατὰ πρανοῦς, of accelerating motion, Eust.249.1.2 any globe, Parm.8.43; sphere, as a geom. figure, Ti.Locr.95d, etc.; esp. the terrestrial globe, earth, Str.2.3.1; an artificial globe, Hermesian.7.88, Str.12.3.11.3 hollow sphere or globe: in the Ancient Physics, from the time of Anaximander (cf. Placit. 2.16.5), of the spheres believed to revolve round the earth carrying the heavenly bodies, and according to the Pythagoreans arranged after the intervals of the musical scale (cf. Alex.Eph. ap. Theon.Sm.p.139 H., Cic. de Rep.6.18), Arist.Metaph. 1073b18, Cael. 286b24, Mete. 341b20, 354b24, Thphr.Ign.4; σ. ἀπλανής, = ἡ τῶν ἀπλανῶν ς. the sphere of the fixed stars, Procl.Hyp.5.1; so ἡ ἀπλανής, without ς., ib.7.25; αἱ πλανώμεναι ς. planetary spheres, Plu.2.1028a; Astrol., ἡ ὀρθὴ ς. right sphere, i.e. the celestial sphere as viewed from the equator, Rhetorius in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(1).231.4 a weapon ofboxers, prob. iron ball, worn with padded covers ([etym.] ἐπίσφαιρα ) instead of boxing-gloves ([etym.] ἱμάντες ) in the σφαιρομαχίαι, Pl.Lg. 830b, cf. Plu. 2.80b.8 πλατάνου σφαῖραι, i.e. globular catkins, Dsc.4.73.9 as a quantitative measure,ἐπίβαλε.. φύκους στυπτηρίου ὡς σφαῖραν PHolm.16.32
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2 βάλανος
A acorn, Od.10.242, 13.409, Arist.HA 603b31, Thphr.HP3.8.3: any similar fruit, date, Hdt.1.193, X.An.2.3.15, Arr.Ind.11.8; Διὸς β. v. Διοσβάλανος; β. μυρεψική bān, Balanites aegyptiaca, Dsc.4.157, cf. Thphr.HP4.2.1.II from similarity of shape,6 Medic., suppository, Hp.Epid.1.26.ά, Aret.CA 1.1.b pledget, pessary, Hp.Mul.1.84.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > βάλανος
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3 κέγχρος
Grammatical information: m. (f.), mostly plur.Meaning: `millet, grain of m.', metaph. `spawn of fish, small ball, speck in the eye etc.' (Hes. Sc. 398, Sapph. 5, 13 [?], Hecat., Hdt., Arist.).Compounds: As 1. member e. g. in κεγχρο-φόρος (Str.). With metathesis or other dissim. (cf. below) κέρχνος (Anaxandr., Gal., H.); also Κερχνεία GN?Derivatives: 1. κεγχρίς f. = κέγχρος (Hp.), also name of a bird fattened with millet, Lat. miliarius (Ael.; cf. Thompson Birds s. v.) 2. κεγχρίας m. `milletlike protuberances' ( ἕρπης, Gal.) with - ιδίας `id.' (Dsc.). 3. κεγχρίνης m. `snake with millet-like spots' (Nic., Lyc.); cf. κέγχρινος below. 4. κεγχρίτης `id.' (Aët.), - ῖτις ἰσχάς `dried fig' (AP; Redard Les noms grecs en - της 112). 5. κεγχραμίς f. `kernel of a fig' (Hp., Arist., Thphr.), after καλαμίς, σησαμίς a. o.; not with Schwyzer 494 foreign suffix; - ιδώδης. 6. κεγχρώματα pl. `small vizier-openings on a shield (?)' (E. Ph. 1386, cf. Chantraine Formation 186; s. also on κέρχνος). 7. κεγχρεών, - ῶνος m. `place where iron is granulated' (Docum. ap. D. 37, 26). 8. κεγχρ-ιαῖος `of the size of a millet corn' (Luc., Dsc.; Chantraine 49). 9. κέγχρινος `made of millet' (Dsc., Gal.). 10. κεγχρώδης `millet-like', of eruptions (Hp.), of plants (Thphr.). 11. κεγχρωτός `with corns, drips' (pap.). 12. Κεγχρεαί pl. GN.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Uncertain. Mostly with Persson Studien 73 as "pulverized" from reduplicated IE. * gher-ghr-os with old dissimilation r - r \> n - r (or r - n) and further connection with χέρ-μα, χερ-άς etc. Here also κάχρυς (p. 124) with further NHG grū-z `corn of sand or grain', Lith. grú-das `corn' etc. - Diff. Niedermann Symb. Rozwadowski 1, 111ff.: for *κέρχνος (with metathesis) \< *κερκσνος to OHG hirso `millet' \< * hirhso (?). See on κάχρυς where it is seen as Pre-Greek. But in that case one expects also forms without prenasalization (*κεχρ-ος) which do not occur.Page in Frisk: 1,806-807Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κέγχρος
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