Etymologicum magnum

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The Etymologicum magnum ( Greek Ἐτυμολογικὸν μέγα Etymologikon mega , abbreviation Etym. M. ) Is an alphabetically arranged collection of words and vocabulary of the Greek language in the form of a dictionary , which was created around 1100.

However, it is not only concerned - as the name suggests - with etymological studies of the individual words, but also provides various additional information on the relevant keywords, such as: B. historical, mythical or grammar-related notes and notes, which were largely compiled from several older grammatical and literary works of antiquity . However, this was done in an effort - for example through additions - to create an independent work.

In this respect it is a veritable encyclopedic work, the author and exact place of origin, however, cannot be determined with absolute certainty.

The Etymologicum magnum is only preserved in the form of a few fragments and is one of several other compilations from the Byzantine period . The following list gives a classification of the five most important works of this type and epoch according to their approximate time of origin.

  1. Etymologicum genuinum (second half of the 9th century)
  2. Etymologicum Gudianum (11th century.)
  3. Etymologicum magnum (first half of the 12th century)
  4. Etymologicum Symeonis (12th century)
  5. Lexicon des Zonaras , also Lexicon Tittmannianum (12th century)

This Byzantine work came to an end in the 13th century.

The editio princeps was edited by Markos Musuros and published by Zacharias Kallierges and Nikolaos Vlastos in Venice in 1499. The standard edition used today was created by Thomas Gaisford . A new edition is being edited by François Lasserre and Nikolaos Livadaras.

See also

expenditure

  • Markos Musuros (ed.): Etymologicum Magnum Graecum , Venice 1499 ( digitized version ).
  • Thomas Gaisford: Etymologicum Magnum , Oxford 1848.
  • François Lasserre, Nikolaos Livadaras: Etymologicum Magnum Genuinum, Symeonis Etymologicum una cum Magna Grammatica, Etymologicum Magnum Auctum , Vol. 1, Rome 1976; Vol. 2, Athens 1992.

literature

  • Richard Reitzenstein : History of the Greek Etymologika: a contribution to the history of philology in Alexandria and Byzantium. Leipzig 1897.
  • Theodor Thalheim : Δευτερολογία. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 2, Stuttgart 1905, Col. 282 f.
  • Richard Reitzenstein: Etymologika. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 2, Stuttgart 1905, Col. 815 f.
  • Hans Gärtner : Etymology, -ica. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 2, Stuttgart 1967, Col. 391 f.
  • Klaus Alpers : Greek Lexicography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Shown using selected examples. In H.-A. Koch / A. Krup-Eber (ed.): World of information. Knowledge and imparting knowledge in the past and present , Stuttgart 1990, 14–38.
  • Klaus Alpers: Lexicography (BI-III). In G. Üding / W. Jens (eds.): Historical dictionary of rhetoric 2, Tübingen 2001, 194–210.
  • Philip Rance: The Etymologicum Magnum and the “Fragment of Urbicius”. In: Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 47, 2007, 193–224 PDF .