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|Definition=ὁ, gen. <b class="b3">σεός</b> (as if fr. <b class="b3">σεύς</b>, which is given as nom. by <span class="bibl">Choerob. <span class="title">in Theod.</span>1p.406H.</span>); pl., nom. <b class="b3">σέες</b> Moer.<span class="bibl">p.339</span> P.; gen. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> σέων <span class="bibl">Hermipp. 94</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>730</span>, <span class="bibl">Ph.2.461</span> (not <b class="b3">σεῶν</b>, v. Choerob. l. c.); acc. σέας <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Ind.</span>1</span>:—the forms <b class="b3">σητός, σῆτες, σητῶν</b>, etc., were later, as in <span class="bibl">Men.540.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>557b3</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>9.11.11</span>, <span class="bibl">Ph.2.361</span> (and v.l. in <span class="bibl">2.461</span>), cf. Moer. l.c., etc.:—[[moth]], [χρυσὸν] οὐ σ. οὐδὲ κὶς δάπτει <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span>222</span>, cf. Ar. l. c., <span class="bibl">Str.13.1.54</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>6.19</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>12.33</span>; attacking books, Luc. l. c. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b3">σῆτες ἀκανθοβάται</b> or <b class="b3">-λόγοι</b>, of the Grammarians, [[bookworms]], AP11.322 (Antiphan.), <span class="bibl">347</span> (Phil.).</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[moth]], [[mite]] (Pi a. o.).<br />Other forms: Gen. pl. <b class="b3">σέων</b> (Ar. Lys. 730 a. o.), acc. <b class="b3">σέας</b> (Luc. Ind. 1), nom. <b class="b3">σέες</b>, gen. sg. <b class="b3">σεός</b> (gramm.); later <b class="b3">σητός</b>, <b class="b3">σῆτες</b>, <b class="b3">σητῶν</b> (Arist. etc.)<br />Compounds: <b class="b3">σητό-βρωτος</b> [[eaten away by moths]] (LXX, NT).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">σητάω</b> [[to eat away]], [[to gnaw]], in <b class="b3">σητώμενα βιβρωσκόμενα</b> (Suid.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The younger forms <b class="b3">σητός</b> etc. like <b class="b3">θής</b>, <b class="b3">θητός</b> a. o.; older <b class="b3">σέων</b> (to which <b class="b3">σέας</b>, <b class="b3">σέες</b>) after the type <b class="b3">σαφής</b>, <b class="b3">-έων</b>; <b class="b3">σεός</b> with acc. after the monosyllables. -- Several doubtful attempts at explanation: to <b class="b3">ψῆν</b> (Prellwitz with ?); from <b class="b3">*τι̯ης</b> or <b class="b3">*τϜη</b>[ι̯]<b class="b3">ς</b> to Lat. [[tinea]] or <b class="b3">σίνομαι</b> etc. (lit. in Bq, WP. 1, 702 and W.-Hofmann s. [[tinea]] and [[tābēs]]). The similarity with Hebr. [[sās]] [[moth]], Acc. [[sasu]] a.o. (Lewy Fremdw. 16f., Scheftelowitz BB 28, 289), Arm. <b class="b2">c'ec</b> [[mite]] (Vegt NTS 9, 334) may be accidental; s. E. Masson Recherches 93f.