- Σῑσυφος
- Σῑ́συφος KGrammatical information: m.Meaning: Son of Aiolos, the most cunning of men, known especially as one of the penitents of the underworld (Il.).Derivatives: Σισυφ-ία χθών = Corinth (Epigr. ap. Paus.), also -ὶς ἀκτή, αἶα (Theoc., AP), -ειος `belonging to S.' (E.), -ειον n. `temple of Sisyphos' (D. S., Str.); -ίζω `to act like S.' (Phryn. PS).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Often connected with σοφός, which seems not improbable. The 1. part is then diff. interpreted: reinforcing IE *tu̯i- (Brugmann IF 39, 140ff.; cf. on σιγαλόεις); intensive reduplication (Carnoy Le Muséon 67, 362); cf. σέσυφος πανοῦργος H. To be rejected E. Maaß Byz.-neugr. Jbb. 5, 172ff.; cf. Kretschmer Glotta 17, 264. -- Furnée 357 etc. connects σέσυφος, ἀσύφηλος and αἰσύφιος.Page in Frisk: 2,711
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.