γαβαθόν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ζάβατος (zábatos) — Paphian
κάβαθα (kábatha)

Etymology

A Semitic origin has been assumed but Beekes doesn't dismiss a derivation from Pre-Greek, comparing the word with γάβενα (gábena) and κάβος (kábos). See also Latin gabata and Byzantine Greek γαβάθα (gabátha).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ba.tʰón/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.baˈtʰon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣa.βaˈθon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣa.vaˈθon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣa.vaˈθon/

Noun

γαβαθόν • (gabathón)

Hesychius' gives the definition as: τρύβλιον (trúblion, “cup, bowl”).

References

“γαβαθόν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
γαβαθόν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Hesychius' Lexicon: γ

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