δῶρον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, (δίδωμι) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">gift, present, gift of honour</b>, ἀγλαὰ δ. <span class="bibl">Il.1.213</span>, etc.; [[votive gift]] or [[offering]] to a god, φέρε δῶρον Ἀθήνῃ <span class="bibl">6.293</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ge.</span>4.4</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Marc.</span>7.11</span>; βωμοὶ δώροισι φλέγονται <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>91</span>; <b class="b3">ποῦ μοι τὰ… δ. κἀκροθίνια</b>; <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>184</span>; <b class="b3">δῶρά τινος</b> [[the gifts of]], i. e. [[given by]], him, θεῶν ἐρικυδέα δ. <span class="bibl">Il.20.265</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od. 18.142</span>; <b class="b3">δῶρ' Ἀφροδίτης</b>, i.e. personal charms, <span class="bibl">Il.3.54</span>,<span class="bibl">64</span>; δ. Κύπριδος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>363</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">δ. τῶν Μουσῶν καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος</b>, of <b class="b3">μουσική</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>796e</span>: c. gen. rei, <b class="b3">ὕπνου δ</b>. [[the blessing]] of sleep, <span class="bibl">Il.7.482</span>; <b class="b3">δῶρα</b> [[presents]] given as tribute, <span class="bibl">17.225</span>; <b class="b3">δῶρον τοῦ ποταμοῦ</b>, of the land of Egypt, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.5</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">δῶρα</b> [[presents]], as retaining fees or bribes, <span class="bibl">D.18.109</span>, Jusj.ib.<span class="bibl">24.150</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ath.</span>55.5</span>, <span class="title">SIG</span>953.7 (Calymna), etc. (the usual sense of the word in Att. Oratt.): hence in Att. law, <b class="b3">δώρων γραφή</b> an indictment [[for being bribed]], <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.232</span>, etc., cf. Harp.; <b class="b3">δώρων κριθῆναι</b> to be tried [[for taking bribes]], <span class="bibl">Lys.27.3</span>; <b class="b3">δώρων ἑλεῖν τινα</b> to convict him [[of taking bribes]], <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Nu.</span>591</span>; <b class="b3">δ. ὀφλεῖν</b> to be found guilty [[of taking bribes]], <span class="bibl">And.1.74</span>; δώρων δίωξις <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Per.</span>32</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> in pl., [[good qualities]], [[talents]], τὰ βασιλέως δ. <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Ep.</span>19</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">front part of palm</b>, <span class="bibl">Poll.2.144</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">hand's breadth, palm</b>, as a measure of length, <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>398</span>, Vitr.2.3.3, <span class="title">Milet.</span> 7.57 (Didyma); cf. [[δεκάδωρος]].</span>

|etymtx=1.<br />Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[gift]], [[present]] (Il.).<br />Compounds: <b class="b3">δωρο-δόκος</b> [[accepting presents]], [[corruptible]] (s. on <b class="b3">δέχομαι</b>) beside <b class="b3">δωροδοκέω</b> <b class="b2">accept presents, be corruptible</b> (Ion.-Att.) with <b class="b3">δωροδόκημα</b>, <b class="b3">δωροδοκία</b> [[corruption]].<br />Derivatives: Demin. <b class="b3">δωρύφιον</b> (pap.). Denomin. <b class="b3">δωρέομαι</b>, <b class="b3">δωρέω</b> [[give presents]] (Il.; on the diathesis Schwyzer-Debrunner 234) with <b class="b3">δώρημα</b> [[present]] (Hdt.) and <b class="b3">δωρηματικός</b> (D. H.), <b class="b3">δωρητής</b> <b class="b2">well-doer</b> (Nesos IVa) and <b class="b3">δωρητικός</b> (Pl.), <b class="b3">δωρητήρ</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (AP), <b class="b3">δωρητός</b> <b class="b2">prepared to accept presents</b> (Ι 526), [[presented]] (S.). - Also <b class="b3">δωρύττομαι</b> (Theoc. 7, 43; joking momentary formation; Debrunner IF 2 1, 242f.); also Thess. <b class="b3">δούρραντα</b> = <b class="b3">δωρήσαντα</b> like hom. <b class="b3">φίλατο</b> beside <b class="b3">φιλεῖν</b> (Fraenkel Glotta 35, 91f.)? - Beside <b class="b3">δῶρον</b> and <b class="b3">δωρέομαι</b> with unclear formation <b class="b3">δωρεά</b>, older (Attica Va) <b class="b3">-ειά</b>, Ion. <b class="b3">-εή</b> [[gift]], [[present]] (Hdt.); from there <b class="b3">δωρεακός</b> <b class="b2">official of an estate</b> (pap. IIIa), <b class="b3">δωρεαστικός</b>, <b class="b3">-ρετικός</b> [[regarding presents]] (pap. VIp).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [223] <b class="b2">*deh₃-</b> [[give]]<br />Etymology: Old word, identical with Arm. [[tur]], OCS [[darъ]] [[gift]]. With <b class="b2">n-</b>suffix Lat. [[dōnum]] = Skr. <b class="b2">dā́nam</b>. - Further s. [[δίδωμι]].<br />2.<br />Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">breadth of the hand</b> (Nic., Miletos);<br />Compounds: As second member in <b class="b3">ἑκκαιδεκά-δωρος</b> <b class="b2">sixteen hand (long)</b> (Δ 109), <b class="b3">δεκά-δωρος</b> (Hes. Op. 426), <b class="b3">ὀρθό-δωρον</b> <b class="b2">length of a hand</b> = <b class="b2">the distance between the root of the hand and the finger ends</b> (Poll., acc. to H. also = <b class="b3">σπιθαμή</b>).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b2">i-</b>stem <b class="b3">δάριν σπιθαμήν</b>. <b class="b3">Ἀρκάδες</b> and [[δάρ[ε]ιρ]] (s.v.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: One compares Alb. <b class="b2">dorë</b>, (s. La Piana IF 58, 98; cf. on <b class="b3">χείρ</b>); further Celt., e. g. OIr. [[dorn]], and Latv. <b class="b2">dùre</b>, [[dûris]] [[fist]], both with IE [[u]], so probably unrelated. - Pok. 203.