βανωτός
ψυχῆς πείρατα ἰὼν οὐκ ἂν ἐξεύροιο πᾶσαν ἐπιπορευόμενος ὁδόν· οὕτω βαθὺν λόγον ἔχει → one would never discover the limits of soul, should one traverse every road—so deep a measure does it possess
English (LSJ)
ὁ, a kind of A vase used as a measure, PSI4.428.12 (iii B.C.), 5.535.23 (iii B. C.), Callix.2:—Dim. βανώτιον, τό, PSI4.428.22 (iii B.C.).
Spanish (DGE)
-οῦ, ὁ
barril medida de capacidad ταρίχου PSI 428.12, cf. 66, 76, 81 (III a.C.), οἴνου PLond.1930.6 (III a.C.), ἐλαίου PSI 428.81, 535.23 (ambos III a.C.), Callix.2 (ap. crít.).
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: vase used as measure (pap. IIIa, Callix.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Pre-Gr.; for the suffix -ωτ- s. Beekes, Pre-Gr. (the -ω prob. from -au-; the word then resembles βάναυσος).
Frisk Etymology German
βανωτός: {banōtós}
Grammar: m.
Meaning: Art Geschirr, das als Maß gebraucht wird (Pap. IIIa, Kallix.).
Derivative: Demin. βανώτιον (Pap.).
Etymology : Zum Ausgang vgl. das bedeutungsverwandte κιβωτός; sonst dunkel, offenbar (ägyptisches?) Fremdwort.
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