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ἐσσήν

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The ending -ήν is found also in βαλλήν (ballḗn, king) and κηφήν (kēphḗn, drone): this leads Beekes to think of an Anatolian and Pre-Greek origin. The meaning "king-bee" perhaps arose because of a supposed connection with ἑσμός (hesmós, swarm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἐσσήν (essḗnm (genitive ἐσσῆνος); third declension

  1. (religion) priest of Artemis of Ephesus
  2. king, prince, properly "king-bee"

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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