"κέστρον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κέστρον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kés.tron/, /ˈces.tron/, /ˈces.tron/, /kés.tron/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkes.tron/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈces.tron/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈces.tron/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈces.tron/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From κεντέω (kentéō, “to prick, goad”) + -τρον (-tron). Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|κεντέω|τρον|t1=to prick, goad}} κεντέω (kentéō, “to prick, goad”) + -τρον (-tron) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κέστρου|n|second}} κέστρον • (késtron) n (genitive κέστρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κέστρον|ου}} Forms: késtron [romanization], κέστρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ κέστρον [nominative, singular], τὼ κέστρω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ κέστρᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ κέστρου [genitive, singular], τοῖν κέστροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κέστρων [genitive, plural], τῷ κέστρῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν κέστροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κέστροις [dative, plural], τὸ κέστρον [accusative, singular], τὼ κέστρω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ κέστρᾰ [accusative, plural], κέστρον [singular, vocative], κέστρω [dual, vocative], κέστρᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. ironwort of species Sideritis romana subsp. purpurea (syn. Sideritis purpurea) Categories (lifeform): Mint family plants Synonyms: βεττονῐκή
    Sense id: en-κέστρον-grc-noun-y0enH8OV Disambiguation of Mint family plants: 82 7 11 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τρον, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 69 6 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 46 8 46 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τρον: 57 8 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 3 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 3 8
  2. woundwort of species Stachys alopecuros
    Sense id: en-κέστρον-grc-noun-yP6NoqM0
  3. serrated implement, used in encaustic painting
    Sense id: en-κέστρον-grc-noun-i0yN9vdK Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 46 8 46
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          "_dis": "82 7 11",
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          "encaustic",
          "encaustic"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈces.tron/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈces.tron/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kés.tron/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkes.tron/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈces.tron/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈces.tron/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈces.tron/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}

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