πώλης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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πωλέω (pōléō, I sell or offer for sale) +‎ -ης (-ēs, suffix forming masculine agent nouns)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πώλης (pṓlēsm (genitive πώλου); first declension

  1. a seller, a dealer, a monger
    • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 131:
      εἷς οὑτοσὶ πώλης. τί τοὐντεῦθεν; λέγε.
      heîs houtosì pṓlēs. tí tounteûthen? lége.
    • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 133:
      δύο τώδε πώλα. καὶ τί τόνδε χρὴ παθεῖν;
      dúo tṓde pṓla. kaì tí tónde khrḕ patheîn?
    • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 139–140:
      οἴμοι δείλαιος.
      πόθεν οὖν ἂν ἔτι γένοιτο πώλης εἶς μόνος;
      oímoi deílaios.
      póthen oûn àn éti génoito pṓlēs eîs mónos?

Usage notes

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  • This agent noun occurs almost exclusively in compounds. It is only attested in independent existence in lines 131–140 of AristophanesKnights, where it is used comically, as the last part of an intended compound.

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: -πώλης (-pólis)

References

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  • πώλης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πώλης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.