ἄβδης
From LSJ
Ξίφος τιτρώσκει σῶμα, τὸν δὲ νοῦν λόγος → Ut corpus ensis, verba mentem sauciant → Das Schwert verletzt den Körper, doch den Sinn das Wort
English (LSJ)
ὁ, said by Hsch. to mean scourge in Hippon.98.
Spanish (DGE)
ὁ
látigo Hippon.148.
• Etimología: Etim. desconocida; quizá pregriego, sin duda relacionado c. ἀβριστήν q.u.
German (Pape)
[Seite 2] Geißel, Hippon. bei Hes.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄβδης: ὁ, «μάστιξ παρ’ Ἱππώνακτι», Ἡσύχ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m./f.?
Meaning: μάστιξ παρ' Ίππώνακτι H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Prob. a foreign word in Hipponax. Masson Hipponax 170 (fr. 130). Fur. 388 compares convincingly ἀβριστήν μάστιγα H. He concludes that it is Pre-Greek because of the cluster βδ (318), with βδ > βρ.
