- ὁπλή
- ὁπλήGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `the unsplit hoof of a horse' (Λ 536 = Υ 501), `the split hoof of oxen, cattle' (h.Merc., Hes., Pi., IA.).Derivatives: ὁπλή-εις `with hooves' (Poeta ap. D. Chr. 32, 85).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unexplained. The formally obvious connection with ὅπλον (e.g. Buttmann Lex. 2, 216 n. 4) is semantically inexplicable ("equipment"?). After Bechtel Lex. s.v. with ἁπλή `simplex' "nearly identical"; formally difficult and also as to the matter very doubtful, as orig. exclusive connection to a horses' hoof is far from evident. To be rejected also Osthoff MU 6, 334f. (s. Bq).Page in Frisk: 2,404
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.