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|Definition=ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[heap]], esp. [[heap of corn]], <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>778</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.7.155</span>; σ. σίτου <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.22</span>; πυρῶν Plu.2.697b (but <b class="b3">σιρῷ</b> is prob. cj.); of other things, σ. ψήγματος <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.125</span>; ἀκανθέων <span class="bibl">Id.2.75</span>; <b class="b3">ξύλων, λίθων, νεκρῶν</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.4.12</span>; <b class="b3">λίθινος σ</b>. <span class="title">APl.</span>4.254: abs., [[heap]] or [[mound]] of earth, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Vect.</span>4.2</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">Diph.100</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[heap]], [[quantity]], <b class="b3">χρημάτων, κακῶν, ἀγαθῶν</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>269</span>, <span class="bibl">270</span>, <span class="bibl">804</span>: opp. a definite number or quantity, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>1044a4</span>, <span class="bibl">1084b22</span>; σ. ἢ ὁρμαθὸν ψάμμου <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">de An.</span>419b24</span>: prov., <b class="b3">κόγχην προπάροιθεν ἔχειν σωρῶν</b>, of contentment. <span class="title">Epigr.Gr.</span>446 (Palestine). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> as Adj., <b class="b3">πυροῦ σωροῦ</b>, of a quality of corn, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PGiss.</span>63.7</span> (ii A.D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ostr.</span>774</span> (cf. <span class="bibl">p.437</span>), al.</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[heap]], [[corn-heap]] (Hes., Hdt., X., Ar., Arist. a.o.).<br />Compounds: Few a. late compp., e.g. <b class="b3">πολύ-σωρος</b> <b class="b2">with many corn-heaps</b>, surn. of Demeter (AP; cf. <b class="b3">σωρῖτις</b> below).<br />Derivatives: 1. <b class="b3">σώρ-ακος</b> m. [[box]], [[basket]] (Ar. Fr. 248, inscr. a. pap. a.o., after <b class="b3">θύλακος</b>?; diff. [to be rejected] Nehring Glotta 14, 182) with <b class="b3">-ακίς</b> f. des. of an instrument to slean horses (pap. IIIa, Poll.). 2. <b class="b3">-ίτης</b> m. (sc. <b class="b3">λόγος</b>, <b class="b3">συλλογισμός</b>) [[the conclusion of heaping]] (des. of a wrong reasoning (Chrysipp., Cic., S.E. a.o.) with <b class="b3">-ιτικός</b> (S. E.); <b class="b3">-ῖτις</b> f. surn. of Demeter (Orph.; Redard 113 a. 213). 3. <b class="b3">-εός</b> = <b class="b3">σωρός</b> (EM, sch. a.o.: <b class="b3">κολεός</b> a.o.). 4. <b class="b3">-ηδόν</b> [[by heaps]] (Plb., LXX, AP). 5. <b class="b3">-εύω</b>, also w. <b class="b3">ἐκ-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b3">συν-</b> a.o., [[to heap up]], [[pile up]] (E., Arist., hell. a. late) with <b class="b3">-ευσις</b> (<b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b3">προσ-</b>, <b class="b3">ὑπο-</b>) f. [[the heaping up]], [[piling up]] (Arist. a.o.), <b class="b3">-ευμα</b> (<b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>) n. [[that which is heaped up]], [[heap]] (X., Eub.), <b class="b3">-εία</b> (<b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>) f. [[the heaping]], also as mathem. terminus (Nicom., Plu. a.o.), <b class="b3">-ευτής</b> m. [[the heaper]] (Phld. a.o.) with <b class="b3">-ευτικός</b> (sch.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Unclar <b class="b3">σωρότερος</b>, as [[big cup]] explained (Greek-Copt. glossary, s. [[Aegyptus]] 6,215). No agreement outside Greek. Within Greek one compares <b class="b3">σῶμα</b> (like <b class="b3">γνῶ-μα</b> : <b class="b3">γνώ-ρ-ιμος</b>, <b class="b3">κλῆ-μα</b> : <b class="b3">κλῆ-ρος</b> etc.). Starting fom idg. <b class="b2">*tu̯ō-ro-s</b>, Solmsen IF 26, 2 13 ff. (where also against connection with <b class="b3">σορός</b>) seeks connection with [[σῶς]], <b class="b3">σάος</b>, further also with <b class="b3">ταΰς</b>, <b class="b3">τύλη</b> (s. vv.) etc. (IE <b class="b2">*tēu-</b> [[swell]]; WP. 1, 706ff., Pok. 1080ff.).