ξόανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξύω (xúō, to carve, smooth). Compare ξύλον (xúlon, wood).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξόᾰνον • (xóanon) n (genitive ξοᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. an image of carved wood, an image, statue, especially of a god; xoanon
  2. a musical instrument
    • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Fragments 238

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: xoanon
  • Greek: ξόανο (xóano)

References

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