μύκων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μυκών (mukṓn)
• μυχών (mukhṓn)

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmy.kon/ → /ˈmi.kon/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmy.kon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmy.kon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kon/

Noun

μύκων • (múkōn) ? (indeclinable)

1. (hapax) heap

   Synonyms: σωρός (sōrós), θημών (thēmṓn)

   • 5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Μ:

     μύκων· σωρός, θημών

     múkōn; sōrós, thēmṓn

     múkōn: pile, stack

Usage notes

• Sometimes connected with μύκη (múkē, “chest(?)”), invoking a parallel between the Hesychian entry (read as μύκων· σωρός, θη[κ]ών), and an entry in the Suda:
  • c. 10th century CE, Suda Μ:

    μύκη· ἡ θήκη

    múkē; hē thḗkē

    múkē: a chest

Further reading

• “μύκων”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “μύκων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hesychius' Lexicon: μ

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmy.kon/ → /ˈmi.kon/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmy.kon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmy.kon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kon/

Noun

μύκων • (múkōn) ? (indeclinable)

1. (hapax) a part of the ear
   • ante 177 CE, Pollux, Onomasticon 2.86:

     μύκων δὲ, τὸ κατὰ τὴν ῥίζαν ὑπὸ τὸν λοβόν.

     múkōn dè, tò katà tḕn rhízan hupò tòn lobón.

     múkōn: the part down the "root", beneath the lobe.

Further reading

• “μύκων”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011