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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[beehive]], [[skep]] (Hes. Th. 594, IG 12, 326, 15, Pl. R. 552c, Arist.), <b class="b2">swarm of bees (wasps), swarm in general</b> (A. Pers. 128 [lyr.], S. Fr. 897, com., Pl., Arist. etc.); pl. <b class="b3">σμῆνα</b> (Orac. ap. Plu. 2, 96b), <b class="b3">σμῆναι</b> (leg. <b class="b3">-η</b>?) <b class="b3">τῶν μελισσῶν οἱ κηροδόχοι</b>, <b class="b3">ἤτοι αἱ θῆκαι</b> H.; as des. of goddesses (for trad. <b class="b3">σεμναί</b>) h. Merc. 552 (Feyel Rev. Arch. 1946, 5ff.)?<br />Other forms: Dor. (Theoc.) <b class="b3">σμα̃νος</b>.<br />Compounds: Some compp., e. g. <b class="b3">σμην-ουργός</b> m. [[beekeeper]] (Ael., Poll.), <b class="b3">φιλό-σμηνος</b> (<b class="b3">μέλισσα</b>) <b class="b2">loving swarms, appearing in swarms</b> (Nonn.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">σμην-ίον</b> n. dimin. [[beehive]] (Dsc.), = <b class="b3">πρόπολις</b> H.; <b class="b3">-ών</b>, <b class="b3">-ῶνος</b> m. <b class="b2">station (stand) of beehives</b> (Olymos Ia; <b class="b3">ζμ-</b>), <b class="b3">-ιών</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (Apollon. Mir.), <b class="b3">-ηδόν</b> <b class="b2">in swarms</b> (Hdn. Epim.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Formation as <b class="b3">ἔθνος</b>, <b class="b3">κτῆνος</b>, <b class="b3">ἔρνος</b>, <b class="b3">τέμενος</b> a.o.; orig. meaning rather <b class="b2">swarm (of bees)</b> than [[beehive]]. Unexplained. To be rejected Johansson BB 13, 119 and Bezzenberger KZ 42, 192 (s. Bq); thus Prellwitz Glotta 19, 103. -- Furnée 376 compares <b class="b3">ἰσμῆναι θῆκαι</b>, <b class="b3">ἀκόλουθοι</b> H. (see Latte); this does not prove that the word is Pre-Greek, but this seems more probable to me (I don't see why DELG says "prob. of IE origin".)

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