- βραβεύς
- βραβεύςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `judge at the games, arbitrator, umpire; leader' (S.; on the meaning Boßhardt, Die Nomina auf -ευς 41f.).Dialectal forms: Here Myc. moroqa, form and meaning (a person, official?) unknown?Derivatives: βράβευμα `decision of a judge' (S.), βραβεία `decision' (E.), βραβεῖον `prize' (Men.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Etym. unknown. - Rather with Debrunner, Eberts Reallex. 526, Chantraine Form. 125 Pre-Gr. A reconstruction *mro\/agʷ- (inspired by the Myc. form, with \/a\/, phonetically [ο]?) would fit well. - Does it imply that the sportive contests are a Pre-Greek heritage?Page in Frisk: 1,261-262
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.