αἴσακος
εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν χειροτονεῖτε τοὺς ταξιάρχους καὶ τοὺς φυλάρχους, οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸν πόλεμον → you elect taxiarchs and phylarchs for the marketplace not for war
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A branch of myrtle or laurel, handed by one to another at table as a challenge to sing, Plu.2.615b, Hsch. II = ἐριθακός, EM38.49.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
αἴσακος: ὁ, κλάδος μύρτου ἢ δάφνης μεταδιδόμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑνὸς εἰς τὸ ἕτερον ἐν καιρῷ δείπνου, ὡς πρόκλησις εἰς ᾠδήν, Πλούτ. 2. 615Β· «αἴσακος, ὁ τῆς δάφνης κλάδος, ὃν κατέχοντες ὕμνουν τοὺς θεούς», Ἡσύχ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
αἴσακος: ὁ миртовая или лавровая ветвь (ее держали в руке во время религиозных песнопений) Plut.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: ὁ τῆς δάφνης κλάδος, ὅν κατέχοντες ὕμνουν τοὺς θεούς H. Cf. Plu. Mor. 615b.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Acc. to EM 38, 49 it indicates the bird ἐρίθακος. Etym. unknown. Pre-Greek (Anatolian) Nehring Glotta 14, 183; Krause KZ 67, 214 m. A. 4. Note αἰ-, intervoc. σ, and -ακ-. S. αἰσάλων.
