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Entry #315
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 402.12 | Billerbeck: Κ315
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-24
Word count: 144
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Ὅμηρος (Homer) (Β 677); (Ξ 255 et Ο 28)
Entities: Κῶς (Kos) [place], Μερόπις (Meropis) [person], Μέροπος (Merops) [person], Κώ (Kō (daughter of Merops)) [person], Καρίς (Caris) [person], Κώως (Kōōs (variant of Kos)) [place], Κόως (Koos (variant of Kos)) [place], Κόος (Koos (variant)) [place], Κόων (Koōn (local Homeric form)) [place], Κέα (Kea (Keos)) [place], Κέιος (Keios (ethnic/demonym of Kea)) [other], Κήιος (Kēios (variant demonym)) [other], Τέος (Teos) [place], Τέιος (Teios (demonym)) [other], Τήιος (Thieos / Tēios (variant demonym)) [other], Κεῖος (Keios (diphthongal form)) [other], Κῷος (Kōios (monosyllabic form of Kos demonym)) [other], Κώιος (Kōios (variant demonym)) [other], Μινῷος (Minōios (derived adjective)) [other], Ἱπποκράτης (Hippocrates) [person], Ἐρασίστρατος (Erasistratus) [person], Νεβρίδαι (Νεβριδῶν) (the Nebrids (family/group name)) [people], Νέβρος (Nebros) [person], Ἀσκληπιάδαι (Asclepiadae) [people], Πυθία (Pythia) [person], Γνωσίδικος (Gnosidicus) [person], Αἴνειος (Aineios) [person], Ποδαλείριος (Podaleirius) [person], Ἡρακλείδης (Heracleides) [person], Αἴγυπτος (Egypt) [place]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: ‘Meropis was called from the native Merops.’ (Meropis named after Merops); Eponym Person: ‘Kos (was named) from Ko, the daughter of Merops.’ (Kos named after the woman Ko); Unclear Metalinguistic: ‘It was also called Karis.’ (alternate name given, origin not explained); Morphological Composition: ‘It is said Κώως with two omega, and Κόως... it is also said Κόος with two omicron. Therefore the original seems to be Κῶς. From this comes the Homeric local form (Κόων) in the passage quoted.’ (Explanation of variant spellings and the original form); Morphological Composition: ‘Of Kéō the ethnic is Keios, and in composition Kēios, as of Téō Teios and Tēios, and Keios with a diphthong.’ (Explanation of formation of the ethnicon/demonym in different patterns); Morphological Composition: ‘But of the monosyllabic Kō the forms Kōios and Kōios (with -ιος) [are used], as Minōios.’ (Explanation of demonym formation for the monosyllabic form)
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Κῶς, πόλις καὶ νῆσος. καὶ Ὅμηρος “καὶ Κῶν Εὐρυπύλοιο [πόλιν]”. ἣ Μεροπίς ἐκαλεῖτο ἀπὸ γηγενοῦς Μέροπος. Κῶς δὲ ἀπὸ Κῶ τῆς Μέροπος θυγατρός. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Καρίς· λέγεται καὶ Κώως διὰ δύο « ω », καὶ Κόως ἀφ´ οὗ τὸ παρ´ Ὁμήρῳ τοπικόν “καί μιν ἔπειτα Κόωνδ´ εὐναιομένην ἀπένεικας”. λέγεται καὶ Κόος διὰ δύο « οο ». ἔοικεν οὖν τὸ πρωτότυπον Κῶς οὕτως γὰρ καὶ ὁ κτιστής. τῆς Κέω τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κέιος, καὶ ἐκτάσει Κήιος, ὡς τῆς Τέω Τέιος καὶ Τήιος, καὶ Κεῖος διὰ διφθόγγου. τῆς δὲ Κῶ μονοσυλλάβου Κῷος καὶ Κώιος, ὡς Μινῷος. οὕτως δὲ ἐχρημάτιζον Ἱπποκράτης καὶ Ἐρασίστρατος ἰατροί. ἦν δὲ Ἱπποκράτης τῶν καλουμένων Νεβριδῶν· Νέβρος γὰρ ἐγένετο ὁ διασημότατος τῶν Ἀσκληπιαδῶν, ᾧ καὶ ἡ Πυθία ἐμαρτύρησεν· οὗ Γνωσίδικος, Γνωσιδίκου δὲ Ἱπποκράτης καὶ Αἴνειος καὶ Ποδαλείριος, Ἱπποκράτους Ἡρακλείδης, οὗ Ἱπποκράτης ὁ ἐπιφανέστατος, ὁ καὶ θαυμασίας συντάξεις καταλελοιπώς. ἔστι καὶ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πόλις Κῶς.

Kos: a city and an island. Homer too (Il. 2.677): “and the city of Kos, of Eurypylos.” Or it was called Meropis, from the earthborn Merops. Kos, however, from Ko, daughter of Merops. It was also called Karis. One also says Kōōs, with two omegas, and Kóōs, from which comes the local form in Homer (Il. 14.255 and 15.28): “and then you brought her away to be settled in Kóōn.” One also says Kóos with two omicrons. The original form therefore seems to be Kōs; for so too is the founder’s name. Of Keos the ethnic is Keios, and with lengthening Kēios, as of Teos Teios and Tēios, and also Keios with a diphthong. But of monosyllabic Kō the ethnic is Kōios and Kōios, as Minōios. So too were styled Hippokrates and Erasistratos, physicians. Hippokrates belonged to those called the Nebridae: for Nebros became the most renowned of the Asklepiadai, and the Pythia bore witness to him. From him came Gnosidikos; from Gnosidikos, Hippokrates and Aineios and Podaleirios; from Hippokrates, Herakleides; from him, Hippokrates the most distinguished, who also left behind admirable treatises. There is also in Egypt a city (named) Kos.

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Herodian 1.403

char LCS 66 (9.4%) · word LCS 16 (11.3%)

Stephanos

Κῶς, πόλις καὶ νῆσος. καὶ Ὅμηρος “καὶ Κῶν Εὐρυπύλοιο [πόλιν]”. ἣ Μεροπίς ἐκαλεῖτο ἀπὸ γηγενοῦς Μέροπος. Κῶς δὲ ἀπὸ Κῶ τῆς Μέροπος θυγατρός. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Καρίς· λέγεται καὶ Κώως διὰ δύο « ω », καὶ Κόως ἀφ´ οὗ τὸ παρ´ Ὁμήρῳ τοπικόν “καί μιν ἔπειτα Κόωνδ´ εὐναιομένην ἀπένεικας”. λέγεται καὶ Κόος διὰ δύο « οο ». ἔοικεν οὖν τὸ πρωτότυπον Κῶς οὕτως γὰρ καὶ ὁ κτιστής. τῆς Κέω τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κέιος, καὶ ἐκτάσει Κήιος, ὡς τῆς Τέω Τέιος καὶ Τήιος, καὶ Κεῖος διὰ διφθόγγου. τῆς δὲ Κῶ μονοσυλλάβου Κῷος καὶ …

Herodian

… τοῦ σῶος ἢ ἐκ τοῦ σάος. Κρῶς ὄνομα ἥρωος ὁμοφωνοῦν τῇ πόλει, ἔστι δὲ Αἰγύπτου. Ἑκαταῖος περιηγήσει Ἀσίας. Γλῶς ὄνομα ἥρωος, Κῶς πόλις καὶ νῆσος. καὶ Ὅμηρος «καὶ Κῶν Εὐρυπύλοιο πόλιν» (Β 677). λέγεται καὶ Κώως διὰ δύο 'ωω' καὶ Κόως, ἀφ´ οὗ τὸ παρ´ Ὁμήρῳ τοπικὸν «καί μιν ἔπειτα Κόωνδ´ εὐναιομένην ἀπένεικας» (Il. Ξ 255). λέγεται καὶ Κόος διὰ δύο 'οο'. ἔοικεν οὖν τὸ πρωτότυπον Κῶς. οὕτως γὰρ καὶ ὁ κτίστης. ἔστι καὶ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πόλις Κῶς. ἔστι δὲ καὶ κῶς τὸ ὄρυγμα τὸ ἐν

Herodian 1.31

char LCS 22 (3.5%) · word LCS 5 (4.1%)

Stephanos

…ὁ διασημότατος τῶν Ἀσκληπιαδῶν, ᾧ καὶ ἡ Πυθία ἐμαρτύρησεν· οὗ Γνωσίδικος, Γνωσιδίκου δὲ Ἱπποκράτης καὶ Αἴνειος καὶ Ποδαλείριος, Ἱπποκράτους Ἡρακλείδης, οὗ Ἱπποκράτης ὁ ἐπιφανέστατος, ὁ καὶ θαυμασίας συντάξεις καταλελοιπώς. ἔστι καὶ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πόλις Κῶς.

Herodian

…λών καὶ καμηλών ὡς περιεκτικὰ ὀξύνεται· τὸ Βαβυλών ἀρσενικῶς, ἀφ´ οὗ καὶ ἡ πόλις. ἔστι γὰρ κτίσμα Βαβυλῶνος παιδὸς Βήλου παλαίτατον, οὐχ ὡς Ἡρόδοτος ὑπὸ Σεμιράμιδος· ταύτης γὰρ ἦν ἀρχαιοτέρα ἔτεσι χιλίοις δύο, ὡς Ἑρέννιος. ἔστι καὶ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πόλις. ὁμοίως καὶ τὸ μιμαλλών θηλυκόν, ἤτοι μαινάς. οὕτω Καλλίμαχος. Τὰ εἰς 'μων' μὴ ὄντα τοπικὰ ἢ ὁπότε μὴ ἐπὶ καιροῦ λαμβάνοιτο ἢ ἔχοι πρὸ τέλους τὸ 'υ' ἐκτεταμένον, βαρύνεται, Ἕρμων, Ἄλμων ἢ Σάλμων, πόλις Βοιωτίας, ἣν Ἑλλά…