κρεῖον

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From κρέας (kréas, meat) +‎ -ῐον (-ion). A contracted form κρίον (kríon) is possibly attested in Hesychius.

Noun

κρεῖον (kreîonn (genitive κρείου); second declension

  1. meat-tray
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.206:
      αὐτὰρ ὅ γε κρεῖον μέγα κάββαλεν ἐν πυρὸς αὐγῇ
      autàr hó ge kreîon méga kábbalen en puròs augêi
      He in turn placed down a big meat-tray in the glow of the fire.
Inflection

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Noun

κρεῖον (kreîon)

  1. vocative singular of κρείων (kreíōn)

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