ἀκίνητον η βέβαιον η τετιμημένον

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: = κινῶ συνεχῶς (EM), `to shake ceaselessly' (A. Fr. 440 = 635 M., also EM a.o. as explanation of ἀστεμφής), `to abuse, to vilify' (Eust.).

Other forms: enlarged στεμβ-άζειν λοιδο-ρεῖν, χλευάζειν H., - άξαι ὑβρίσαι (EM), - άσεις λοιδιρίαι H.; ἀστέμβακτον ( κλέος, Euph.) = ἀκίνητον η βέβαιον η τετιμημένον (Et. Gud.); unclear ἀστέμβακτα τιμωρουμένη (Lyc. 1117); also ἀστεμβής ἀθαμβής, ἀτάραχος H. See also bel.

Derivatives: Beside it without nasal: στόβος λοιδορία, ὄνειδος (Lyc., H.), στοβ-άζειν κακολογεῖν. - ασμάτων λοιδοριῶν H., ( ἐπι-)στοβέω `to mock, to taunt' (A. R., Epic. anon., EM). -- With aspirata: ἀστεμφής = ἀμετακίνητος (H.), `unshakable, firm' (ep. Il.). On στέμφῠλα n. pl. `squeezed olives or grapes, olive-, grape-mass' (IA.) s.v. -- With o-ablaut: στόμφ-ος m. `bombastic, high-flown speech' (Longin.), -ᾱξ, -ᾱκος m. `bombastic speaker, loudmouth' (Ar. Nu. 1367; from Aesch.), - άζω `to speak bombastically, to talk big' (Ar. a.o.) with - ασμός, - αστικός (Eust.); - όω `id.' (Phld.), - ώδης, - ός (sch.). Beside it στόμβος =- βαρύηχος, βαρύφθογγος (Hp. ap. Gal.).

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

Etymology: To the varying form of the above words (see Schwyzer 333 a. 692) correpond an as varying content. For στέμβω a meaning `push violently, shake caeselessly' is fitting, also for ἀστεμ-φής `unshakeable' (diff., hardly correct, s. v.). From there `maltreat, revile, ridicule' in στέμβω, - άζω, στόβος, - έω? Unclear remain thus στόμφος, - αξ etc. -- An attractive connection seems possile with the Germ. deverbative OHG stampfōn, MLD stampen, OSw. stampa etc. ' stampfen, smash' with OHG stampf m. `instrument with which to struck etc.', PGm. * stamp- (IE * stomb-); s. WP. 2, 623f., Pok. 1011 ff., also W.-Hofmann s. temnō (to be kept away), but cf. on στέφω. -- The forms without nasalization show that the word is Pre-Greek (not in Furnée); further note the variation στόμφος - στόμβος.

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