πυθμήν
puthmēnNoun (Masculine)G8986
a lower branch
Full Lexicon Entry
1.the hollow bottom or stand of a cup, Lat. fundus, (Iliad by Homer), etc.
2.of the sea, the bottom, depth, (Hesiod), etc.
3.the bottom or foundation of a thing, in plural, *χθόνα ἐκ πυθμένων κραδαίνειν *(Aeschulus Tragicus); ἐκ π. *ἔκλινε κλῇθρα *(Sophocles Tragicus); δίκας π. the anvil-stand on which is forged the sword of retribution, (Sophocles Tragicus)
4.the bottom, stock, root of a tree, (Odyssey by Homer):—;metaphorically the stem or stock of a family, (Aeschulus Tragicus); σμικροῦ γένοιτ᾽ ἂν σπέρματος π. μέγας, i. e. great things might come from small, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
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