δέμας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δέμω (démō, “build”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dé.mas/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈde.mas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.mas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.mas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.mas/

Noun

δέμᾰς • (démas) n (indeclinable)

body
1. (adverbial) in such a form or fashion

Usage notes

Typically refers to human bodies, but can sometimes refer to those of animals. Usually of a living body (as opposed to σῶμα (sôma)), but sometimes of a corpse.

References

“δέμας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δέμας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“δέμας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
δέμας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δέμας in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
δέμας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“δέμας”, 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.
- body idem, page 87.
- corpse idem, page 174.
- frame idem, page 342.
- person idem, page 608.
- personal idem, page 608.
- stature idem, page 813.
LSJ 7th edition

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