μάρσιππος
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
ὁ, bag, pouch, X.An.4.3.11, PPetr.3p.257 (iii B.C.), PSI4.427.1, al. (iii B.C.), PCair.Zen.69.14 (iii B.C.), LXX Ge.42.27, al., f.l. in D.S.20.41; poultice, Sor.2.10,59; μάρσιππος λινοῦς = κρησέρα, Gal.19.115:—Dim. μαρσίππιον, τό, Hp.Acut.21, Apollod.Car.13, PCair.Zen.10.27, al. (iii B.C.), PPetr.3p.145 (iii B.C.), LXX Pr.1.14. μάρσιππος, μαρσίππιον, Pap. Il.cc. and usually in LXX; μάρσιπος, μαρσίπιον freq. v.l. in later codd., cf. Gloss.; μαρσείπειον UPZ77ii 13 (ii B.C., illiterate); μάρσυπος, μαρσύπιον, Gloss.; μαρσυπεῖον v.l. in LXX Si.18.33; μάρσυππος, μαρσύππιον, Hsch. s.vv. ἀρυβαλίδα, ἀρύβαλλοι.]
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: bag, pouch (for money), purse (X., LXX, hell. pap.);
Other forms: (codd. also -ιπος, -υπ(π)ος)
Derivatives: Dimin. μαρσίππιον (-ίπιον, -ύπ(π)ιον; Hp., LXX, hell. pap.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Foreign word 1of unknown origin'. Lat. LW [loanword] marsup(p)ium, -sip(p)-; s. W.-Hofmann s. v., with lit. The word will be Pre-Greek.
Frisk Etymology German
μάρσιππος: {mársippos}
Forms: (codd. auch -ιπος, -υπ(π)ος)
Grammar: m.
Meaning: Geldsack, Börse (X., LXX, hell. Pap. u.a.);
Derivative: Demin. μαρσίππιον (-ίπιον, -ύπ(π)ιον; Hp., LXX, hell. Pap.).
Etymology: Fremdwort unbekannter Herkunft. Lat. LW marsup(p)ium, -sip(p)-; s. W.-Hofmann s. v., wo auch Lit.
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German (Pape)
= μάρσιπος.
