γένος
Validation
Yes
Word-lemma
Word-form
γένειον
Transliteration (Word)
geneion
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Etymon)
genos
Century
1-2 AD
Source
Orion
Ref.
Etymologicum, gamma, p. 40
Ed.
F.W. Sturz, Orionis Thebani etymologicon, Leipzig, 1820
Quotation
Γένειον, τὸ μέσον καὶ ἐξέχον τῆς κάτω γένυος. ἀπὸ τοῦ δι’ αὐτοῦ τὰ γένη διαστέλλεσθαι τῶν ἀῤῥένων καὶ τῶν θηλυκῶν, καὶ ἀτελῶν καὶ τελείων ἡλικιῶν. οὕτω Σωρανός.