- ἀρρηφόρος
- ἀρρηφόροςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: name of the girls, who in Athens carried the symbols of Athena in procession (Paus.).Other forms: ἐρρηφόρος, -έω (inscr.); and ἐρσηφόρος, -ία (also ἐρσε-, ἐρσο-; inscr., Sch. Ar.).Derivatives: ἀρρηφορία `procession of ἀρρηφόροι' (Lys.)Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unexplained. In antiquity derived from ἄρρητος `unsaid, mystrerious' (with ununderstandable loss of -το-; there is no evidence for *ἀρρητ- ), resp. ἔρση `dew', also name of a daughter of Kekrops. Adrados, Emerita 19 (1951) 117-133. Burkert, Hermes 94 (1966) 1ff.Page in Frisk: 1,151-152
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.