ἀμφορεύς: Difference between revisions

|Definition=έως, ὁ: acc. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> ἀμφορέα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Fr.</span>299</span>: dual ἀμφορῆ <span class="bibl">Telecl.2</span> D.: pl. ἀμφορῆς <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1203</span>:—[[jar]] with narrow neck (στενόστομον τὸ τεῦχος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 108</span>), <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.163</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1203</span>, etc.; used for various purposes, esp. for keeping wine in, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pl.</span>807</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>299</span>; or milk, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>327</span>; for pickles, <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">An.</span>5.4.28</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> ornament in shape of vase, ὅρμος -έων <span class="title">IG</span>11(2).161<span class="title">B</span> 38 (Delos, iii B.C.), cf. <span class="title">SIG</span>2588.199 (ib., ii B.C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> liquid measure, = [[μετρητής]] (<span class="bibl">Philyll.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Moer.45</span>, etc.), <span class="bibl">1</span> <span class="bibl">1</span>/<span class="bibl">2</span> Roman [[amphorae]] or nearly <span class="bibl">9</span> gallons, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.51</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>3.38, <span class="bibl">D.43.8</span>, etc. (Shortened form of <b class="b3">ἀμφιφορεύς</b>, q.v., from [[having two handles]].) </span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[jar with two handles]], also as measure (Ar., Hdt.)<br />Other forms: <b class="b3">ἀμφιφορεύς</b> (Il.)<br />Dialectal forms: Myc. [[apiporewe]] KN \/[[amphiphorewes]]\/, [[aporewe]] du. \/[[amphorewe]]\/<br />Derivatives: Unclear <b class="b3">ἀμφορείῳ φορτίῳ</b> H.<br />Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]<br />Etymology: From <b class="b3">ἀμφι-φορεύς</b>, i.e. [[born on two sides]], but with <b class="b3">-ευς</b> of the nom. instr. - Loan Lat. [[amphora]], dim. [[ampulla]].