- κρήγυος
- κρήγυοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `appropriate, right, useful', through misunderstanding of A 106 also `right' (A 106; cf. Leumann Hom. Wörter 33 f.);Other forms: Dor. κράγυοςDerivatives: adv. κρηγύως (Call.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unexplained. Acc. to Schwyzer Glotta 12, 18ff. from κάρᾱ, κρη- (s. κρήδεμνον) `head' and γυῖα `members', sg. (rare) `hand', so `having head and hand' (?). Earlier attempts in Bq s. v.See also: s. κάρᾱPage in Frisk: 2,15
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.