νέτωπον

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Lewy, it is a Semitic loan, confronting Hebrew נטף (naṭaf, stacte) and Aramaic נטופא (nātōpā, drip; odoriferous resin). However, the variations dental/zero and ε/ι could also point to a Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νέτωπον (nétōponn (genitive νετώπου); second declension

  1. oil of bitter almonds

Inflection

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