See also: σως

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *twáwos, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to be strong).[1]

Adjective

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σῶς (sôsm or f (neuter σῶν); second declension or
σῶς (sôsm (feminine σᾶ, neuter σῶν); first/second declension

  1. safe and sound, alive and well

Declension

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When declined as a two-ending adjective, the masculine forms serve as feminine as well.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σῶς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1440-1

Further reading

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  • σῶς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • σῶς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • σῶς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • σῶς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • σῶς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.