πώγων: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ωνος, ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[beard]], πώγωνα μέγαν ἴσχει <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.175</span>; <b class="b3">φύει π</b>. grows [[a beard]], <span class="bibl">Id.8.104</span>; <b class="b3">πώγωνα καθεῖναι</b> to let [[it]] grow, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>99</span>; ὑποκαθιεὶς ἄτομα πώγωνος βάθη <span class="bibl">Ephipp.14.7</span>; βαθὺν π. καθειμένος <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Philops.</span>5</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pisc.</span>11</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Ant.</span>18</span>; π. ποδήρης καθεῖται Id.2.52c; <b class="b3">πώγωνος ἤδη ὑποπιμπλάμενος</b> just beginning to have [[a beard]], <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Prt.</span>309a</span>; <b class="b3">τὸν π. ξύρεσθαι, κατακείρειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Chrysipp.Stoic.3.198</span>, Plu. 2.52c (Pass.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of animals, <b class="b3">π. [ἱππελάφου</b>] <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>498b34</span>; of the fish <b class="b3">τράγος</b>, <span class="bibl">Clearch.73</span>; [[beard]] of the cock sparrow, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>613a31</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Clytus 1</span>, etc.; [[wattles]] of a cock, Ammon.<span class="title">Diff.</span> s.v. [[κάλλαια]]; growth under the chin of a serpent, <span class="bibl">Philum.<span class="title">Ven.</span>30.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> in plants, Gal.12.420, dub.l.in <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>6.4.5</span>; <b class="b3">γεραὸν πώγωνα</b>, = [[τραγοπώγωνα]], Nic.<span class="title">Fr.</span>74.71. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> [[barb]] of an arrow, <span class="bibl">Poll.7.158</span>, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>29.100</span> (pl.), Hsch.s.v. [[ὄγκους]], etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b3">πώγων φλογός, πυρός</b>, [[beard]] or [[tail]] of fire, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>306</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>836</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">6</span> name of a harbour at Troezen, <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.42</span> (whence prov. <b class="b3">πλεύσειας εἰς Τροιζῆνα</b>, of those wearing false beards, <span class="bibl">Eust.287.14</span>; also <b class="b3">εἰς Τ. δεῖ βαδίζειν</b>, Suid.).</span>

|etymtx=-ωνος<br />Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[whisker]], [[chin-beard]] (IA.).<br />Compounds: Often as 2. member, e.g. <b class="b3">τραγο-πώγων</b> m. [[with a goat's beard]] (Cratin.), also as plantname [[goats beard]], [[Tragopogon]] (Thphr., Dsc.; Strömberg 56).<br />Derivatives: Dimin. <b class="b3">πωγών-ιον</b> n. (Luc. a.o.), <b class="b3">-ίας</b> m. [[the bearded one]] (Cratin. a.o.), also n. of a comet (Arist.; Scherer Gestirnnamen 107), <b class="b3">-ίτης</b>, <b class="b3">-ιήτης</b> m. <b class="b2">id.</b> (Hdn., Suid. a.o.), <b class="b3">-ικός</b>, <b class="b3">-ιαῖος</b> [[bearded]] (Gloss.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Unexplained. Against connection with <b class="b3">πήγνυμι</b>, <b class="b3">πηγός</b> (Fick 1, 471, Prellwitz asking) speaks the <b class="b2">ō-</b>vowel; also there is no convincing factual argumentation. Untenable Reichelt BB 26, 225 (s. Bq and WP. 1,587); not better Grošelj Živa Ant. 4, 174: prop. *'cheek', to <b class="b2">*peu-</b>, <b class="b2">pū-</b>, [[pō]][[[u]]]- <b class="b2">blow (up)</b>. -- Is the word Pre-Greek?