- θωή
- θωήGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `penalty' (Ν 669, β 192)Other forms: θωϊή, θωιιή (Archil., Ion. inscr., Call.), θΟά (IG 12, 114, 42; Att.)Compounds: As 2. member in ἀ-θῳ̃ος `unpunished, innocent' (IA) with ἀθῳόω `declare somebody innocent' (LXX)Derivatives: Denomin. verbs: θΟάω (IG 12, 4, 7; 12), fut. θοάσει (IG 22, 1362, 14; Att.), θωέω (Delph.), θΟέω (Locr.) with ἀθώητος ἀζημίωτος H., θΟαίω (Cret.), θΟάζω (El.) `condemn to a (money-)fine, punish'; from there θωΐασις (Delph.).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [235] *dʰeh₁- `set,lay'Etymology: Formation in -ιά (cf. στωιά, στο(ι)ά a. o., Schwyzer 469) from an unkown basis, usually as "the settled penalty" derived from τίθημι (cf. the ablaut of θωμός); a rather simplistic solution.Page in Frisk: 1,699-700
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.