θῖβις

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English (LSJ)

or θίβις, εως, ἡ,

   A basket plaited from papyrus, PPetr.3p.145 (iii B.C.), PCair.Zen.69 (iii B.C.), PGrenf.1.14.10 (ii B.C.), LXXEx.2.3,6, Suid.: the form θίβη given by Hsch., Phot., v.l. in Suid., is false: θῆβις (sic) τῶν ἄρτων, correction of πρόθεσις τ. ἄ., UPZ149.21 (iii B.C.):—Hsch. also gives θίβωνος (extra ordinem)· κιβωτός (Cypr.), and θίγωνος· κιβωτοῦ. (Hebr. tēbhāh, from Egypt. dbet 'box'.)

Greek Monolingual

θῑβις και θίβις, -εως ἡ (Α)
καλάθι πλεγμένο από πάπυρο.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Δάνεια λ. σημιτικής προελεύσεως
πρβλ. εβρ. tēbhāh, το οποίο προήλθε με τη σειρά του από αιγυπτ. db',t «κιβώτιο»].

Frisk Etymological English

θίβις, -εως
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: basket of papyrus (LXX)
Other forms: also θίβη, gen. θίβωνος κιβωτοῦ, Κύπριοι H
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.
Etymology: A loan from Semitic, Hebr. tebhah, itself a loan from Egyptian db, t, E. Masson, Emprunts sémit. 76.