Canon in den römischen Rechtsquellen und in den Papyri

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: `straight rod, bar, stave or grip to handle the shield, directive, rule, model etc.' (Il.).

Dialectal forms: Myc. konon-ipi \/ konon-iphi\/

Derivatives: Diminut. κανόνιον (Ph. Bel., Hero); κανονίς `ruler, frame etc.' (Arist., Ph. Bel.); κανονίης m. `straight man, like a rod' (Hp. Aër. 24); κανονικός `belonging to the κανών' (hell.); κανονωτός `provided with κανόνες' (pap.). Denomin. verb κανονίζω `measure, decide' (Arist.) with κανονισμοί pl. (Man.), κανόνισμα (AP), κανονιστικός (Choerob.).

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

Etymology: Mostly connected with κάννα as *`reed-stave', but perh. the word is unrelated; on the formation Chantraine Formation 160ff. The variation α\/ο shows that it is a Pre-Greek word. The Semitic etymology by Lewy Fremdw. 133 (Hebr. qānoeh `measuring reed, balance') is not to be preferred. - On the history of κανών s. H. Oppel Κανών. 1937 (Philol. Suppl. 30: 4); also v. Fritz AmJPhil. 60, 112ff.; L. Wenger Canon in den römischen Rechtsquellen und in den Papyri. 1942 (WienAkSb. 220: 2); and Dölger ByzZ 42, 282ff.

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