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ἑκυρός (Γ 172): ἐτυμολογεῖται παρὰ τὸ πρὸς ἑαυτὸν τὴν νύμφην ἄγειν· γίνεται ἐκ τοῦ δέχω δεχύω δεχυρός, ὡς ἴσχω ἰσχύω ἰσχυρός καὶ ἀποβολῇ τοῦ δ καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ χ εἰς κ ἑκυρός. ἢ παρὰ τὸ κύρω, τὸ ἐπιτυγχάνω, κυρός καὶ ἑκυρός. σημαίνει δὲ τὸν πενθερόν.
Translation (En)
Hekuros "father-in-law": it is etymologized after the fact that he leads the bride toward himself. And it comes from dekhō "to receive", *dekhuō *dekhuros, as iskhō "to hold" iskhuō "to be strong" iskhuros "strong", and by dropping of the /d/ and change of the /kh/ into /k/, hekuros. Or from kurō "to meet, to fall upon", *kuros and hekuros.
Parallels
Etym. Gudianum, epsilon, p. 449 (idem); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 324-325 (Ἑκυρός: […] Εἴρηται δὲ ἑκυρὸς παρὰ τὸ εἰς ἑαυτὸν τὴν κόρην ἄγειν. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ δέχω, δεχυρός· καὶ ἀποβολῇ τοῦ δ, καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ χ εἰς κ, ἑκυρός. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ κύρω, τὸ ἐπιτυγχάνω, κυρὸς, καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε, ἑκυρός); Etym. Symeonis, epsilon 265 (Ἑκυρός· ὁ πενθερός· εἴρηται δὲ οὕτως παρὰ τὸ εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἄγειν τὴν κόρην· ἢ παρὰ τὸ δέχω δεχυρός, καὶ ἀποβολῇ τοῦ δ καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ χ εἰς κ ἑκυρός. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ κύρω, τὸ ἐπιτυγχάνω, κυρός καὶ ἑκυρός, πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ε); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, epsilon, p. 654 (idem)
Comment
Derivational etymology requiring the addition of the initial vowel. The father-in-law is the one who meets the bride