"ἔλπος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /él.pos/, /ˈel.pos/, /ˈel.pos/, /él.pos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈel.pos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈel.pos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈel.pos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈel.pos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: élpos [romanization], ἔλφος [alternative]
Etymology: Unknown. The word has been proposed to descend from Proto-Indo-European *selp- (“fat, oil”), with cognates such as Sanskrit सर्पिस् (sarpis) and Old English sealf (English salve). However, the lack of the expected rough breathing and the alternation between voiced and voiceless aspirate (seen in the dialectal form ἔλφος (élphos)) suggest that it might be from a Pre-Greek source. Some have argued that the word is related to ὄλπη (ólpē, “oil flask”), which may or may not affect the proposed Proto-Indo-European origin. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*selp-||fat, oil}} Proto-Indo-European *selp- (“fat, oil”), {{cog|sa|सर्पिस्}} Sanskrit सर्पिस् (sarpis), {{cog|ang|sealf}} Old English sealf, {{cog|en|salve}} English salve, {{der|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{head|grc|noun}} ἔλπος • (élpos)
  1. (hapax) Hesychius gives the definition as: ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), στέαρ (stéar, “fat”), εὐθηνία (euthēnía, “abundance”)
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