ἵημι
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
ἤϊα
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
ēïa
English translation (word)
provisions for a journey
Transliteration (Etymon)
hiēmi
English translation (etymon)
to throw
Source
idem
Ref.
Schol. Od. 2.289g Pontani
Ed.
F. Pontani, Scholia Graeca in Odysseam, Scholia ad libros α—β, vol. I [Pleiadi 6.1. Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2007]
Quotation
ἤϊα: τὰ πρὸς ἐκ̣[δημία]ν ἐπιτήδεια / βρώματα / ἀπὸ τοῦ ἵημι
Translation (En)
ēïa "provisions for a journey". That which is useful for a journey / food / from hiēmi "to throw"
Parallels
There is no parallel
Modern etymology
Unknown (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
No
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology. It is probably meant, not for the meaning "provisions for a journey", but for another meaning of the word, also found in the Odyssey, namely "chaff", since chaff is what is "thrown" (ἵημι) when the grain is winnowed