πέτευρον
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
English (LSJ)
τό,
A roosting-perch for fowls, Ar.Fr.839, Theoc.13.13, Nic.Th.197 (pl.), Hsch. 2 generally, pole, spar, plank, Lyc. 884. II springboard, used by tumblers and acrobats, Man.6.444, Epic.in Arch.Pap.7p.5; Lat.petaurus, Juv.14.265, etc., but abl.peteuro (v.l. petauro), Lucil.Fr.1298 Marx. 2 platform, stage, Plb.8.4.8. III springe, trap, ἐπὶ πέτευρον ᾅδου συναντᾷ LXXPr.9.18. IV public notice-board, IG7.235.42 (Oropus, iv B.C.); π. τῷ λόγῳ (for publication of accounts) ib.11(2).145.44 (Delos, iv B. C.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 605] τό, = πέταυρον; Ar. in Phot. lex.; Theocr. 13, 13; Nic. Th. 197.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πέτευρον: τό, = πέταυρον, ὃ ἴδε.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
v. πέταυρον.
Greek Monolingual
τὸ, ΜΑ
βλ. πέταυρο.
Greek Monotonic
πέτευρον: τό, = πέταυρον, βλ. αυτ.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
πέτευρον -ου, τό stok (voor kippen).
Russian (Dvoretsky)
πέτευρον: τό = πέταυρον.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: hen-roost, acrobat's bar, -framework, high platform, public notice-board (Ar. Fr. 839, inscr. IVa, hell.).
Other forms: -αυρον, πέντευρον s. bel.
Derivatives: πετεύρ-ιον n. small notice-board (Erythrae IVa), -ίζομαι to use a π. = to act as an acrobat (Phld.), with -ισμός, -ιστής, -ιστήρ (Plu., Man.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Technical expression without certain etymology. After Kretschmer KZ 31, 449 from πετα- (= πεδα-, s.v.) and αὔρα air; similar Baunack Phil. 70, 469 and Schwyzer 198 (Schw.-Debr. 498 n. 2; cf. also Prellwitz): from *πετα(Ϝ)ορον as byform of πεδα(Ϝ)ορον = μετέωρον. On the contrary Persson Beitr. 2, 825 n. 7 with Lobeck tries to find connection with πέτομαι (prop. *"instrument to fly"[?]); formation then like ἄλευρον (Benveniste Origines 112). The hesitation ευ : αυ is also diff. interpreted; ευ hypercorrect for αυ (Schwyzer l.c.); from -αϜορον resp. -ηϜορον (Baunack l.c.). -- Lat. LW [loanword] petaurum, -aurista with -auristānus, -aurārius (W.-Hofmann s.v.; there also lit.). -- Pre-Greek Furnée 353; there is also πέντευρον H. (Furnée 291).
Middle Liddell
πέτευρον, ου, τό, = πέταυρον, q. v.]
Frisk Etymology German
πέτευρον: {péteuron}
Forms: (πέταυρον, s. u.)
Grammar: n.
Meaning: ‘Hühnerstange, Akrobatenstange, -gerüst, hohes Gerüst, Anschlagbrett’ (Ar. Fr. 839, Inschr. IVa, hell. u. sp.).
Derivative: Davon πετεύριον n. kleines Anschlagbrett (Erythrae IVa), -ίζομαι ‘ein π. benutzen’ = als Akrobat auftreten (Phld.), mit -ισμός, -ιστής, -ιστήρ (Plu., Man. u.a.).
Etymology : Technischer Ausdruck ohne sichere Etymologie. Nach Kretschmer KZ 31, 449 von πετα- (= πεδα-, s.d.) und αὔρα Luft; ähnlich Baunack Phil. 70, 469 und Schwyzer 198 (Schw.-Debr. 498 A. 2; vgl. auch Prellwitz): aus *πετα(ϝ)ορον als Nebenform von πεδα(ϝ)ορον = μετέωρον. Dagegen sucht Persson Beitr. 2, 825 A. 7 mit Lobeck Anschluß an πέτομαι (eig. *"Flugvorrichtung"[?]); Bildung dann wie ἄλευρον (Benveniste Origines 112). Das Schwanken ευ : αυ wird ebenfalls verschieden beurteilt; ευ hyperkorrekt für αυ (Schwyzer a.O.); aus -αϝορον bzw. -ηϝορον (Baunack a. O.). — Lat. LW petaurum, -aurista mit -auristānus, -aurārius (W.-Hofmann s.v.; daselbst auch Lit.).
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