θεμέρη

θεμέρη

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: βεβαία, σεμνή, εὑσταθής; θέμερον σεμνόν. ἀφ' οὗ καὶ τὸ σεμνύνεσθαι θεμερύνεσθαι H.

Compounds: As 1. member in θεμερῶπις adjunct of Άρμονίη (Emp. 122, 2), of αἰδώς (A. Pr. 134 [lyr.]); θεμερόφρονας συνετούς, σώφρονας H.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [235] *dʰeh₁- `set, lay'

Etymology: As simplex only θεμέρᾳ ὀπί (v. l. Pi. N. 7, 83), θεμε[ρώτε]ρα (IG 14, 1018, 3, IV^p; correctly completed?). Beside θέμερος (θεμερός ?) `solid, firm' sands *θέμιστος in Θεμιστο-κλῆς (cf. Άριστο-κλῆς) as κράτιστος beside κρατερός (s. Frisk Eranos 48, 6). The basis is nominal θεμ- in θεμούς, θέμεθλα, θεμέλια, s. vv. - Whether because of the explanation σεμνός `honourable, serious' a second θέμερος must be posited, seems doubtful. Acc. to Fick 1, 464; 3, 201 it belongs in this meaning to OHG timber `dark'. - One keeps some doubts about this IE etymology.

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