σῦκον Ancient Greek · revision 2219
15 Oct 2026, 03:38 by bogdan “Remove details not stated in the cited sources” current version
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==Earliest recorded meaning==
− Homer has it once, in the orchard of Alcinous in the ''Odyssey'', where “fig upon fig” ripens.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940) The fig tree, [[συκέα|tr=sukéa]], is already on the Mycenaean tablets as ''su-za''.^(Beekes 2010)
+ Homer has it once, in the ''Odyssey''.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940) The fig tree, [[συκέα|tr=sukéa]], is already on the Mycenaean tablets as ''su-za''.^(Beekes 2010)
==Semantic evolution==
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==Timeline==
− * Homer – The ''Odyssey'' mentions the figs in the orchard of Alcinous.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940)
+ * Homer – The ''Odyssey'' mentions figs.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940)
* 5th century BC – Herodotus uses it for the fig.^(LSJ 1940)^(DGE)
* 5th–4th century BC – Aristophanes uses it for a swelling of the eyelid and for the female genitals.^(LSJ 1940)^(CGL 2021)^(DGE)