[B-Greek] STOMA

vasilis tsialas tsialas78 at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 9 04:09:32 EDT 2008


After a quick research in LSJ, I found that STOMA has been usedfor the metalic ending of weapons since Homer. Furthermore,there is, at least, one other word used for the edge of the sword, AKME.
(ἀ. φασγάνου, ὅπλων, Pi.P.9.81, Plb.15.16.3 (pl.); ὀδόντων Pi.N.4.63, etc.; λόγχης ἀκμή E.Supp.318),as it happens with 2 Mc 12:20.
 
On the other hand, for spears and arows we have also the wordαιχμή (AIHME) as the penetrating point.
 
Something interesting is that in the Hebrew Scriptures we see thesame metaphor with mouth.
 
 
Vasileios Tsialas
 
Athens, Greece
 
 



> From: cwconrad2 at mac.com> To: beata.urbanek at op.pl> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:04:13 -0400> CC: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] STOMA> > > On May 27, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Beata Urbanek wrote:> > > Dear B-Greekers,> >> > I'd like to know if the word STOMA is a typical way of naming an > > edge of a sword.> > I wonder if there is any connection between these two meanings of > > STOMA: mouth and edge. A connection which could be a base for the > > metaphor of a sword as a word.> >> > Any help appreciated.> >> > Beata Urbanek> > University of Silesia, Poland> > It occasionally happens that an inquiry sent to the list such as this > one elicits no responses whatsoever. Whether any particular inquiry > will draw any response or initiate a vigorous discussion is something > I scratch my head at. All I can offer by way of a reason for the > diversity of responses is that tastes differ: de gustibus non > disputandum est. My inclination is to avoid commenting on something > about which I know that my response would be merely speculative, but I > know that I have on occasion found it impossible not to respond even > when I realize all too well that I'm speculating. On the other hand, I > like to keep unanswered inquiries in my "in" box for several days > before filing them away on the chance that I might yet investigate > that question a bit further and try to offer a response. On more than > one occasion I have had off-list expressions of puzzlement, "Why won't > anybody answer my question?!!" Well, there are several possible > explanations (and I don't think the question itself deserves a thread > of speculative answers!).> > Beata's question is one that should send anyone to the lexicon (I > didn't go there until prompted by an off-list query by Beata as to why > there had been no response to her question!). And the lexicon (both > BDAG and LSJ) does not equivocate but offers a pretty clear answer: > the metaphor here is of the front edge of something. BDAG #4 puts it > pretty succinctly: "The sword, like the jaws of a wild animal, devours > people." As soon as I read that, I remembered my fascination some > years ago at the discovery of the metaphorical use of DAKNW ("bite") > for stinging, annoying, stimulating, etc. That seems consistent with > the usage of STOMA for the edge of the sword, the part of it that has > the "bite" or "sting."> > Carl W. Conrad> Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)> > > > ---> B-Greek home page: http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek> B-Greek mailing list> B-Greek at lists.ibiblio.org> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-greek
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