- ἐχεπευκής
- ἐχεπευκήςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: adjunct of βέλος (Α 51, Δ 129), of σμύρνα or ῥίζα (Nic. Th. 600 and 866), of ἀϋτμή (Orph. L. 475).Derivatives: Beside it περιπευκής (Λ 845), also of βέλος, and ἐμπευκής (Nic. Al. 202), of ὀπός.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [828] *peuḱ- `sting'Etymology: Compoound (Schwyzer 441) of ἔχειν aund a noun like *πεῦκος, or a noun of another stem-class (Schwyzer 513; cf. also Chantraine Formation 426). Anyhow it has close relatives in πεύκη and in πευκεδανός and πευκάλιμος. The meaning `bitter' (Eust.), seen also in Nic., is clearly from `sharp, stinging'. Prop. meaning of ἐχε-πευκής so prob. `with a point'; for cognates outside Greek s. πεύκη. - Older interpretations in Bq; s. also Bechtel Lex. s. v. Wrong Sturtevant ClassPhil. 3, 435ff.Page in Frisk: 1,599
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.