βρόξαι
πάντα πόνος τεύχει θνητοῖς μελέτη τε βροτείη → all things are made for mortals by human toil and care
English (LSJ)
A v. Βρόχω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βρόξαι: ἴδε ἐν λ. *βρόχω.
Greek Monotonic
βρόξαι: βλ. *βρόχω.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: gulp down, swallow (again) (μ 240, δ 222; βρόξαι as simplex H. (= ῥοφῆσαι), AP)
Other forms: Aor. pass. ἀναβροχέν (λ 586), perf. ἀναβέβροχεν (Ρ 54, acc. to Zenodotus for ἀναβέβρυχεν). βράξαι .. καταπιεῖν H. Cf. βρούξ τράχηλος, βρόγχος H.
Compounds: Mostly ἀνα-, κατα-βρόξαι.
Derivatives: βρόχθος m. throat, draught (Hp.), βροχθώδης shallow (?; Nic. ); βροχθίζω take a mouthful, clear the throat, give to drink (Arist.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: The o-vocalism, which surprises in the aorist, can hardly be explained from an Aeolic origin, in spite of βράξαι (above). The notation κατα-βρῶξαι (Ar.) may be due to influence of βιβρώσκω. - βρόχθος, prob. an action noun, has been compared with γνάθος, στῆθος etc. (Schwyzer 510f., Chantr. Form. 367) but these are body parts (γνάθος is Pre-Gr.). - From other languages one adduces Germanic and Celtic words like MHG krage neck, throat, collar, MEng. crawe crop, craw (of a bird), which may contain *gʷrogh-, and OIr. brāgae neck, MWelsh breuant windpipe from PCelt. *brāg-, PIE *gʷrōgʰ- (not *gʷr̥gʰ-, i.e. *gʷr̥Hgʰ-, which would give βρη\/α\/ωχ- in Greek). (Not to βιβρώσκω, as *gʷrh₃- would have given *βρω-). - However, this IE etym. can neither explain βρόχθος nor βρόγχος, nor βράγχος. The aberrant o-vocalism is confirmed by the a-voc. of βράγχος. If βρούξ τράχηλος, βρόγχος H. is reliable, it would also remain unexplained; for ο\/ου cf. κολοτέα\/κολουτέα Beekes, Pre-Gr.
