ἀμφιφορεύς
ἀνδρῶν γὰρ σωφρόνων μέν ἐστιν, εἰ μὴ ἀδικοῖντο, ἡσυχάζειν → for it is the part of prudent men to remain quiet if they should not be wronged
English (LSJ)
gen. έως, Ep. ῆος, ὁ: (φέρω, φορέω):—
A jar with a narrow neck, amphora, large jar or pitcher with two handles, of gold, Il.23.92, Od.24.74; of stone, 13.105; for wine, 2.290, etc.; for oil, Simon.155.4: used as cinerary urn, Il. l.c.
II = μετρητής, Theopomp.Hist.374. (The later form was ἀμφορεύς, q.v.)
Spanish (DGE)
-έως, ὁ
• Morfología: [gen. ép. -ῆος]
1 ánfora de oro Od.24.74, Nonn.D.18.212, cineraria Il.23.92, de piedra Od.13.105, para vino Od.2.290, A.R.4.1187, Q.S.7.681, cf. AP 6.257 (Antiphil.), para aceite Il.23.170, Simon.147.4D., Q.S.3.689, νέκταρος Nonn.D.14.255, 24.228.
2 como medida de capacidad ánfora ática o griega = 1 metreta = 39,395 l., Theopomp.Hist.405, cf. Sch.A.R.4.1187, Hsch.
• Diccionario Micénico: a-pi-po-re-we.
• Etimología: De ἀμφί y un derivado en -ευ (frec. en nombres de instrumento) de φερ-/φορ-, v. con haplología ἀμφορεύς.
German (Pape)
[Seite 145] έως, ὁ, ein größeres, auf zwei Seiten getragenes, also zweihenkeliges Gefäß; Iliad. 23, 92 χρύσεος ἀμφιφορεύς u. Od. 24, 74 χρύσεον ἀμφιφορῆα Aschenkrug; οἶνον ἐν ἀμφιφορεῦσιν (ἀφύσσειν) Od. 2, 290. 349. 379. 9, 164. 204; Iliad. 23, 170 μέλιτος καὶ ἀλείφατος ἀμφιφορῆας; Od. 13, 105 ἐν δε κρητῆρές τε καὶ ἀμφιφορῆες ἔασιν λάινοι. – Vgl. ἀμφορεύς.
French (Bailly abrégé)
έως (ὁ) :
grand vase à deux anses, amphore ; urne funéraire.
Étymologie: ἀμφί, φέρω.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀμφιφορεύς: έως ὁ Hom. = ἀμφορεύς.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀμφιφορεύς: γεν. έως, Ἐπ. ῆος, ὁ: (φέρω, φορέω). Μεγάλη ὑδρία ἔχουσα δύο λαβάς, - ἐκ χρυσοῦ Ἰλ. Ψ. 92, Ὀδ. Ω.74, - ἐκ λίθου Ν.105· πρὸς διατήρησιν οἴνου, Β. 290, κτλ.: Οὕτω Σιμων. 213: ἐν χρήσει καὶ πρὸς τήρησιν τῆς τέφρας τοῦ θανόντος, Ἰλ. Ψ.92.
ΙΙ. = μετρητὴς Θεόπομπ. παρὰ Σχολ. Ἀπολλ. Ροδ. Δ. 1178. (Ὁ νεότερος τύπος ἦτο ἀμφορεύς, ἴδε τὴν λέξιν).
English (Autenrieth)
ῆος (φέρω); for ἀμφορεύς: two-handled vase or jar for wine; also used as urn for ashes of the dead, Od. 24.74. (See cuts 6 and 7.)
Greek Monolingual
ἀμφιφορεύς (-έως), ο (Α)
λ της Μυκηναϊκής (a-pi-po-re-me) που δηλώνει τον αμφορέα βλ. λ..
Greek Monotonic
ἀμφιφορεύς: γεν. -έως, Επικ. -ῆος, ὁ (φέρω)· μεγάλο αγγείο με δύο χερούλια, Λατ. amphora, σε Όμηρ.· πρβλ. ἀμφορεύς.
Middle Liddell
φέρω
a large jar with two handles, Lat. amphora, Hom.; cf. ἀμφορεύς.
Wikipedia EN
An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, amphoreús; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and packages, tied together with rope and delivered by land or sea. The size and shape have been determined from at least as early as the Neolithic Period. Amphorae were used in vast numbers for the transport and storage of various products, both liquid and dry, but mostly for wine. They are most often ceramic, but examples in metals and other materials have been found. Versions of the amphorae were one of many shapes used in Ancient Greek vase painting.
The amphora complements a vase, the pithos, which makes available capacities between one-half and two and one-half tons. In contrast, the amphora holds under a half-ton, typically less than 50 kilograms (110 lb). The bodies of the two types have similar shapes. Where the pithos may have multiple small loops or lugs for fastening a rope harness, the amphora has two expansive handles joining the shoulder of the body and a long neck. The necks of pithoi are wide for scooping or bucket access. The necks of amphorae are narrow for pouring by a person holding it by the bottom and a handle. Some variants exist. The handles might not be present. The size may require two or three handlers to lift. For the most part, however, an amphora was tableware, or sat close to the table, was intended to be seen, and was finely decorated as such by master painters.
Stoppers of perishable materials, which have rarely survived, were used to seal the contents. Two principal types of amphorae existed: the neck amphora, in which the neck and body meet at a sharp angle; and the one-piece amphora, in which the neck and body form a continuous curve upwards. Neck amphorae were commonly used in the early history of ancient Greece, but were gradually replaced by the one-piece type from around the 7th century BC onward.
Most were produced with a pointed base to allow upright storage by embedding in soft ground, such as sand. The base facilitated transport by ship, where the amphorae were packed upright or on their sides in as many as five staggered layers. If upright, the bases probably were held by some sort of rack, and ropes passed through their handles to prevent shifting or toppling during rough seas. Heather and reeds might be used as packing around the vases. Racks could be used in kitchens and shops. The base also concentrated deposits from liquids with suspended solid particles, such as olive oil and wines.
Amphorae are of great use to maritime archaeologists, as they often indicate the age of a shipwreck and the geographic origin of the cargo. They are occasionally so well preserved that the original content is still present, providing information on foodstuffs and mercantile systems. Amphorae were too cheap and plentiful to return to their origin-point and so, when empty, they were broken up at their destination. At a breakage site in Rome, Testaccio, close to the Tiber, the fragments, later wetted with calcium hydroxide (calce viva), remained to create a hill now named Monte Testaccio, 45 m (148 ft) high and more than 1 kilometre in circumference.
Translations
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