† pentecontern.¹

Forms: 1600s penteconter, 1800s pentekontêr.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πεντηκοντήρ.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντηκοντήρ commander of a troop of fifty men, alteration (after πεντήκοντα fifty: see pentecontarch n.) of πεντηκοστήρ pentecoster n.

Ancient History. Obsolete. rare.

In ancient Greece: a commander of a troop of fifty men. Cf. pentecontarch n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > of 50

quinquagenarya1382

pentecontarchc1384

synkquatener1523

quinquagenarian1569

penteconter1623

pentecoster1808

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 54 The Coronels..framed six Companies, euery one consisting of an hundred men, and appointed Captaines ouer them, and Penteconters [Gk. πεντηκοντῆρας], and Enomotarches.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lvi. 159 The Pentekontêr and the Lochage were responsible also each for his larger division.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

pentecontern.²

Brit.

/ˌpɛntᵻˈkɒntə/, U.S.

/ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɑn(t)ər/

Forms: 1700s– penteconter, 1900s– pentecontor (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πεντηκόντερος, πεντηκόντορος.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντηκόντερος (also πεντηκόντορος) ship with fifty oars, use as noun (short for πεντηκόντερος ναῦς ) of πεντηκόντερος , adjective < πεντήκοντα fifty (see pentecontarch n.). Compare Italian pentecontoro (a1494).

Ancient Greek History.

A ship with fifty oars.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > cargo vessel > [noun] > of other construction or rig

buss?a1400

fly-boat1583

caramoussal1587

penteconter1784

galliot1794

puffer1849

billyboy1855

York boat1864

smoke-jack1892

Panamax1972

1784 W. Mitford Hist. Greece I. ix. 388 The Grecian fleet..consisted of..trireme galleys, with a few of those smaller vessels called penteconters. The penteconter had,..like the modern rowboat, only one tier of oars.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxiv. 346 Dexippus,..who was sent out with a penteconter.., sailed away to Byzantium.

1881 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 2 317 The larger vessels of a Greek fleet, triremes and penteconters, were sometimes accompanied by smaller boats.

1916 Geogr. Rev. 2 139 Its penteconters cruised the Aegean, plundering Greek and barbarian alike, levying blackmail for safe conduct.

1996 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 3) 1400/1 The penteconter or fifty-oared ship was largely superseded from perhaps the 6th cent. bc by the trireme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penteconter
释义	† pentecontern.¹ Forms: 1600s penteconter, 1800s pentekontêr. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πεντηκοντήρ. Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντηκοντήρ commander of a troop of fifty men, alteration (after πεντήκοντα fifty: see pentecontarch n.) of πεντηκοστήρ pentecoster n. Ancient History. Obsolete. rare. In ancient Greece: a commander of a troop of fifty men. Cf. pentecontarch n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > of 50 quinquagenarya1382 pentecontarchc1384 synkquatener1523 quinquagenarian1569 penteconter1623 pentecoster1808 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 54 The Coronels..framed six Companies, euery one consisting of an hundred men, and appointed Captaines ouer them, and Penteconters [Gk. πεντηκοντῆρας], and Enomotarches. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lvi. 159 The Pentekontêr and the Lochage were responsible also each for his larger division. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). pentecontern.² Brit. /ˌpɛntᵻˈkɒntə/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɑn(t)ər/ Forms: 1700s– penteconter, 1900s– pentecontor (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πεντηκόντερος, πεντηκόντορος. Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντηκόντερος (also πεντηκόντορος) ship with fifty oars, use as noun (short for πεντηκόντερος ναῦς ) of πεντηκόντερος , adjective < πεντήκοντα fifty (see pentecontarch n.). Compare Italian pentecontoro (a1494). Ancient Greek History. A ship with fifty oars. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > cargo vessel > [noun] > of other construction or rig buss?a1400 fly-boat1583 caramoussal1587 penteconter1784 galliot1794 puffer1849 billyboy1855 York boat1864 smoke-jack1892 Panamax1972 1784 W. Mitford Hist. Greece I. ix. 388 The Grecian fleet..consisted of..trireme galleys, with a few of those smaller vessels called penteconters. The penteconter had,..like the modern rowboat, only one tier of oars. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxiv. 346 Dexippus,..who was sent out with a penteconter.., sailed away to Byzantium. 1881 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 2 317 The larger vessels of a Greek fleet, triremes and penteconters, were sometimes accompanied by smaller boats. 1916 Geogr. Rev. 2 139 Its penteconters cruised the Aegean, plundering Greek and barbarian alike, levying blackmail for safe conduct. 1996 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 3) 1400/1 The penteconter or fifty-oared ship was largely superseded from perhaps the 6th cent. bc by the trireme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1623n.²1784
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