ἀγνύς
From LSJ
Ὁ θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
English (LSJ)
ῦθος (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr.2.763), ἡ, A loom-weight, in plural, Plu.2.156b, cf. Poll.7.36.
Spanish (DGE)
v. ἀγνῦθες.
Frisk Etymological English
pl. -ῦθες
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: weaving stones (Plu.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Probably a substr. word. Chantr. Form. 366. Suffixes of the type -υθ- with long vowel are typical of Pre-Greek.
Frisk Etymology German
ἀγνύς: (Plu., Poll., Hdn.),
{agnús}
Forms: pl. -ῦθες
Meaning: Webersteine
Etymology: Unerklärt. Verfehlt Prellwitz KZ 47, 305f. Vgl. Chantraine Formation 366.
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