ὀδάξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of δάκνω (dáknō, to bite), from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-. However, according to Beekes, in view of the semantic connection with other words such as ὀδακτάζω (odaktázō, to bite, gnaw), ἀδακτῶ (adaktô, to itch), ἀδαχεῖ (adakheî, it itches) which display a variation in initial vowel and stem-final consonant, and because of the limited semantic field, it is more likely to be Pre-Greek in origin.

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ὀδάξ • (odáx)

  1. with the teeth

Derived terms

  • ὀδὰξ αἱρέω γαῖαν (odàx hairéō gaîan)
  • ὀδὰξ αἱρέω οὖδας (odàx hairéō oûdas)
  • ὀδὰξ λάζομαι γαῖαν (odàx lázomai gaîan)

Further reading

  • ὀδάξ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ὀδάξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • R. S. P. Beekes, Pre-Greek Phonology, Morphology and Lexicon (2014): page 158, ὄδαξ
  • ὀδάξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ὀδάξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ὀδάξ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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