κοράλλιον
λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”
English (LSJ)
τό,
A Peripl. M.Rubr.28, al., Dsc.5.121, Alciphr.1.39, dub. sens. in Alex. Trall. 1.15; κοράλιον S.E.P.1.119; κουράλιον Thphr.Lap.38, D.P.1103, Luc.Apol.1 (s.v.l.); κωράλλιον or κοραλλ-άλιον, Att. acc to Hdn.Gr.2.537:—coral, esp. red coral, Il. cc.: sts. interpr. as Dim. of κόρη in Luc. and Alciphr.; cf. κωράλιον.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κοράλλιον: τό, Διοσκ. 5. 139· Ἰων. κουράλιον Διον. Π. 1103, ἀλλ’ ὡσαύτως ἐν Θεοφρ. π. Λίθ. 38, Λουκ. Μισθ. Συνόντ. 1· ― τὸ κοράλλιον ἰδίως τὸ ἐρυθρόν, ΙΙ. παρὰ τῷ Λουκιανῷ τινὲς ἐκλαμβάνουσιν αὐτὸ ὡς ὑποκορ. τοῦ κόρη, κούρη, πρβλ. Ἀλκίφρ. 1. 39 (μετὰ διαφόρου γραφ. κοράλιον)· Ἡσύχ., «κωράλιον (δι’ ἑνὸς λ)· παιδάριον, κόριον».
Greek Monolingual
κοράλλιον, τὸ (ΑM)
βλ. κοράλλι.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
κοράλλιον -ου, τό, ook κουράλλιον [κόρη] koraal, voorwerp van koraal.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: coral (Peripl. M. Rubr., Dsc.), κοράλιον (S. E.), κουράλιον (Thphr.), κωράλ(λ)ιον (Att. acc. to Hdn. Gr. 2, 537)
Derivatives: κοραλλικός coral-like (Ps.-Democr.), -ίζω be like a c. (Dsc.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably], LW [loanword] SemX
Etymology: Origin unknown, prob. a Mediterranean word. Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 1, 628r considers Univerbation fom κόρη (κούρη) ἁλός "daughter of the sea" as loan-translation of a similar Indian expression. The varying notations κορ-, κουρ-, κωρ- are acribed to association with κόρη etc. Semitic etymology in Lewy Fremdw. 18f. (Hebr. gōrāl small stone); criticised by E. Masson, Emprunts sémit. 110. S. Reinach, Amalthée 1, 100-135, L. Robert, Noms indigènes 277-283. The Semitic form seems convincing. - From there as LW [loanword] Lat. corallium, cūralium, cf. W.-Hofmann s. v.
