περιστόμιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Declined forms of and neuter substantive from περῐστόμῐος (perĭstómĭos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐστόμῐον • (perĭstómĭonn (genitive περῐστομῐ́ου); second declension

  1. the mouth of a vessel
  2. a mouth-band
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.456b:
      φορβειᾷ καὶ περιστομίοις
      phorbeiāî kaì peristomíois
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. the region of the epiglottis
    • 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον
  4. the collar of a garment
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Job 30.18:
      ἐν πολλῇ ἰσχύϊ ἐπελάβετό μου τῆς στολῆς, ὥσπερ τὸ περιστόμιον τοῦ χιτῶνός μου περιέσχε με.
      en pollēî iskhúï epelábetó mou tês stolês, hṓsper tò peristómion toû khitônós mou periéskhe me.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  5. the edge of a ravine
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Ezekiel 39.11:
      καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ δώσω τῷ Γὼγ τόπον ὀνομαστόν, μνημεῖον ἐν Ἰσραήλ, τὸ πολυάνδριον τῶν ἐπελθόντων πρὸς τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ περιοικοδομήσουσι τὸ περιστόμιον τῆς φάραγγος.
      kaì éstai en tēî hēmérāi ekeínēi dṓsō tōî Gṑg tópon onomastón, mnēmeîon en Israḗl, tò poluándrion tôn epelthóntōn pròs tēî thalássēi, kaì perioikodomḗsousi tò peristómion tês phárangos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Adjective

περῐστόμῐον • (perĭstómĭon)

  1. nominative neuter singular of περῐστόμῐος (perĭstómĭos)
  2. accusative masculine singular of περῐστόμῐος (perĭstómĭos)
  3. accusative feminine singular of περῐστόμῐος (perĭstómĭos)
  4. accusative neuter singular of περῐστόμῐος (perĭstómĭos)
  5. vocative neuter singular of περῐστόμῐος (perĭstómĭos)

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