κῐβῐσις

κῐ́βῐσις

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `sack, pack' (Hes. Sc. 224, Pherekyd., Call.); after H. Cypr. = πήρα.

Other forms: also κίβησις (Suid., Orion), κύβεσις, κυβησία H.; besides, prob. as popular short form with gemination, κίββα πήρα, Αἰτωλοί H.; further κίρβα πήρα (cod. πειρα, διφθέρα. Αἰτωλοί H., NGr. κιρβέλλα `small sack'; s. Kretschmer Glotta 11 (1921)247.

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Foreign word of unknown origin; cf. on σάκκος and θύλακος. Semitic hypothesis in Lewy Fremdw. 91. More prob. Pre-Greek.

See also: S. auch κιβωτός.

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