- σίμβλος
- σίμβλοςGrammatical information: m. (pl. also -α [Opp.].Meaning: `beehive' (Hes., Ar., Arist., Theoc., A. R. a. o.).Other forms: -αι [H.].Derivatives: σιμβλ-ήϊος, f. -ηΐς `belonging to the b.' (A. R., AP), -ιος `id.' (Dsc., Ruf. ap. Orib.; uncertain), -εύω `to seek shelter in a beehive' (AP), -ωσις f. des. of an eye-disease (Hippiatr.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Unexplained. To be rejected Charpentier KZ 47, 183 f. (s. Kretschmer Glotta 9, 234). (A rich choice of Pelasgian explanations in v. Windekens Ét. Pélasg. 107 f.) -- Furnée 286 compares σιπύη, σίφνις, σιβαία Not realy certain. Further he mentions Lat. simpulum (Fest.), simpuvium (Varr.) `a small ladle' and `vessel for offering liquids, a sacrificial bowl'.Page in Frisk: 2,707
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.