ἐνεχῠρ-ασμα

ἐνεχῠρ-ασμα, ατος, τό,

A pledge, thing pawned, LXXEx.22.26(25), al., PHamb.10.42 (ii A.D.).

ἐνεχῠρ-ωμα, ατος, τό,

A = -ασμα, EM706.41 (pl.).

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: `strong, secure' (Th., X.) with ἐχυρότης `tenability etc.' (Ph.), ἐχυρόω `fasten' (Phot., Suid.).

Compounds: Comp. ἐν-έχυρον n. `pledge, security' (Ion.-Att.), hypostasis of ἐν ἐχυρῳ̃; with ἐνεχυράζω `take a pledge' with ἐνεχυρ-ασία, - ασμα, - αστής a. o.; also ἐνεχυρόω with - ωμα.

Derivatives: ὀχυρός `id.' (Hes., A., E.), with compositional lengthening ἀν-ώχυρος `not fortified' (X. Ages. 6, 6, SIG 569, 7; III^a; cf. Frisk Adj. priv. 9); with ὀχυρότης (Plb.), ὀχυρόω (X., Arist.) with ὀχύρ-ωμα, - ωμάτιον, - ωσις, - ωτικός.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [288] *seǵh- `hold, have'

Etymology: Comparable seems Skt. sáhuri- `victorious, strong' (RV); an old u(s)-stem is also in Germ., e. g. OHG sigu m. `victory'. Beside the rebuilt u-stem in ὀχυ-, ἐχυ-ρ-ός stands he neutral s-stem in Skt. sáhas- `power, might, victory', Goth. sigis `victory', IE *séǵhos- (would be Gr. *ἔχος); here belongs the adv. ὄχ-α `widely, by far' (cf. ταχύς: τάχα a. o.; Schwyzer 622f.). - The change ὀχ-: ἐχ- can be old ablaut (Schmidt KZ 32, 353), but secondary influence of ἔχω is also possible. - Further s. ἔχω.

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