- σής
- σήςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `moth, mite' (Pi a. o.).Other forms: Gen. pl. σέων (Ar. Lys. 730 a. o.), acc. σέας (Luc. Ind. 1), nom. σέες, gen. sg. σεός (gramm.); later σητός, σῆτες, σητῶν (Arist. etc.)Compounds: σητό-βρωτος `eaten away by moths' (LXX, NT).Derivatives: σητάω `to eat away, to gnaw', in σητώμενα βιβρωσκόμενα (Suid.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: The younger forms σητός etc. like θής, θητός a. o.; older σέων (to which σέας, σέες) after the type σαφής, -έων; σεός with acc. after the monosyllables. -- Several doubtful attempts at explanation: to ψῆν (Prellwitz with ?); from *τι̯ης or *τϜη[ι̯]ς to Lat. tinea or σίνομαι etc. (lit. in Bq, WP. 1, 702 and W.-Hofmann s. tinea and tābēs). The similarity with Hebr. sās `moth', Acc. sāsu a.o. (Lewy Fremdw. 16f., Scheftelowitz BB 28, 289), Arm. c'ec' `mite' (Vegt NTS 9, 334) may be accidental; s. E. Masson Recherches 93f.Page in Frisk: 2,698
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.