"κόμπος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κόμπος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kóm.pos/, /ˈkom.pos/, /ˈkom.bos/, /kóm.pos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkom.pos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkom.pos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkom.pos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkom.bos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably onomatopoeic. Compare βόμβος (bómbos, “humming, buzzing”), κόναβος (kónabos, “din, clash”) and κόμβα (kómba, “shearwater”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|κόμπου|m|second}} κόμπος • (kómpos) m (genitive κόμπου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κόμπος|ου|form=M}} Forms: kómpos [romanization], κόμπου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κόμπος [nominative, singular], κόμπω [dual, nominative], οἱ κόμποι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κόμπου [genitive, singular], κόμποιν [dual, genitive], κόμπων [genitive, plural], τῷ κόμπῳ [dative, singular], κόμποιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κόμποις [dative, plural], τὸν κόμπον [accusative, singular], κόμπω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κόμπους [accusative, plural], κόμπε [singular, vocative], κόμπω [dual, vocative], κόμποι [plural, vocative]
  1. din, clash, racket
    Sense id: en-κόμπος-grc-noun-kpdkiXBw Categories (other): Ancient Greek onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 35 21 43
  2. (figuratively) boast, vaunt, bragging Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-κόμπος-grc-noun-6oILgNJk Categories (other): Ancient Greek onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 35 21 43
  3. praise (rarely in good sense)
    Sense id: en-κόμπος-grc-noun-cFbARsZ9 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 24 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 28 28 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 35 21 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 9 54 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 5 56 3 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: κομπάζω (kompázō), κομπασία (kompasía), κόμπασμα (kómpasma), κομπασμός (kompasmós), κομπαστής (kompastḗs), κομπαστικός (kompastikós), κομπέω (kompéō), κομπηγόρος (kompēgóros), κομπηρός (kompērós), κομπολακέω (kompolakéō), κομπολακύθης (kompolakúthēs), κομπολογία (kompología), κομπός (kompós), κομποφακελορρήμων (kompophakelorrhḗmōn), κομπόω (kompóō), κομπώδης (kompṓdēs), ὑπέρκομπος (hupérkompos)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompázō",
      "word": "κομπάζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompasía",
      "word": "κομπασία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kómpasma",
      "word": "κόμπασμα"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompasmós",
      "word": "κομπασμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompastḗs",
      "word": "κομπαστής"
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    {
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      "roman": "kompastikós",
      "word": "κομπαστικός"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompéō",
      "word": "κομπέω"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompēgóros",
      "word": "κομπηγόρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompērós",
      "word": "κομπηρός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompolakéō",
      "word": "κομπολακέω"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompolakúthēs",
      "word": "κομπολακύθης"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompología",
      "word": "κομπολογία"
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      "roman": "kompós",
      "word": "κομπός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompophakelorrhḗmōn",
      "word": "κομποφακελορρήμων"
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    {
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      "roman": "kompóō",
      "word": "κομπόω"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kompṓdēs",
      "word": "κομπώδης"
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      "form": "κόμπου",
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
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      "form": "ὁ κόμπος",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "roman": "kómpō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "οἱ κόμποι",
      "roman": "hoi kómpoi",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "τοῦ κόμπου",
      "roman": "toû kómpou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "kómpoin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "κόμπων",
      "roman": "kómpōn",
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    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κόμπῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kómpōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμποιν",
      "roman": "kómpoin",
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      "form": "τοῖς κόμποις",
      "roman": "toîs kómpois",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τὸν κόμπον",
      "roman": "tòn kómpon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
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      "form": "τοὺς κόμπους",
      "roman": "toùs kómpous",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κόμπε",
      "roman": "kómpe",
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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        "vocative"
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      "roman": "kómpoi",
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        "vocative"
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        "3": "second"
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        "din, clash, racket"
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      "links": [
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          "din",
          "din"
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        [
          "clash",
          "clash"
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          "racket",
          "racket"
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          "vaunt"
        ],
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          "bragging",
          "bragging"
        ]
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        "(figuratively) boast, vaunt, bragging"
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "praise (rarely in good sense)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "praise",
          "praise"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/kóm.pos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kóm.pos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.bos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κόμπος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kompázō",
      "word": "κομπάζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompasía",
      "word": "κομπασία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kómpasma",
      "word": "κόμπασμα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompasmós",
      "word": "κομπασμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompastḗs",
      "word": "κομπαστής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompastikós",
      "word": "κομπαστικός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompéō",
      "word": "κομπέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompēgóros",
      "word": "κομπηγόρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompērós",
      "word": "κομπηρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompolakéō",
      "word": "κομπολακέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompolakúthēs",
      "word": "κομπολακύθης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompología",
      "word": "κομπολογία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompós",
      "word": "κομπός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompophakelorrhḗmōn",
      "word": "κομποφακελορρήμων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompóō",
      "word": "κομπόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kompṓdēs",
      "word": "κομπώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hupérkompos",
      "word": "ὑπέρκομπος"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "κόμπου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κόμπος",
      "roman": "ho kómpos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμπω",
      "roman": "kómpō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κόμποι",
      "roman": "hoi kómpoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κόμπου",
      "roman": "toû kómpou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμποιν",
      "roman": "kómpoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμπων",
      "roman": "kómpōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κόμπῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kómpōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμποιν",
      "roman": "kómpoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κόμποις",
      "roman": "toîs kómpois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κόμπον",
      "roman": "tòn kómpon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμπω",
      "roman": "kómpō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κόμπους",
      "roman": "toùs kómpous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμπε",
      "roman": "kómpe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμπω",
      "roman": "kómpō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόμποι",
      "roman": "kómpoi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "1": "κόμπου",
        "2": "m",
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "din, clash, racket"
      ],
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          "din",
          "din"
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          "clash",
          "clash"
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          "racket",
          "racket"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boast, vaunt, bragging"
      ],
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        [
          "boast",
          "boast"
        ],
        [
          "vaunt",
          "vaunt"
        ],
        [
          "bragging",
          "bragging"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) boast, vaunt, bragging"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "praise (rarely in good sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "praise",
          "praise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kóm.pos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kóm.pos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.pos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkom.bos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κόμπος"
}

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