Ruby's Greek Thread

[Ruby Novacna]

Words EVA pchod-, fchod- et fod-
Since I consider that EVA (pch, fch, f) = φ, I will group in this post the words beginning with pchod-, fchod- and fod-.
These words are not frequent; there are fewer than 30 occurrences in total:

1. pchodaiin (5) A/B,
   
2. pchodain (2) B,
   
3. pchodain.aiin (1) B,
   
4. pchodair (1) B,
   
5. pchodal (1) A,
   
6. pchodar (2) A/B,
   
7. pchodol (2) A,
   
8. pchody (6) A/B,
   
9. fchodaiin (2) A/B,
   
10. fchodees (1) A,
    
11. fchody (1) B,
    
12. fchod,ycheol (1) A,
    
13. fodal (1) B,
    
14. fodal.kedar (1) B,
    
15. fodan (1) A.
    

The basic word, pchody/ fchody (pho89/ fho89), can mean several things :

1. φῷδες, pl of φωΐς – blister of burning on the skin:
   
2. φόδος, ὁ (= ἄφοδος) (byz.) – excrement;
   
3. φωτός, gen sg of φῶς= φᾰ́ος – light, esp. daylight; the light of a torch, lamp, fire; the light of the eyes; window; light, as a metaph. for deliverance, happiness, victory, glory, etc.; with reference to illumination of the mind:
   
4. φωτός/ φῶτες/ φῶτᾰς, sg gen/ pl nom/acc of φώς – a man, mortal;
   
5. φωτᾶς (byz) – apron (< arab. fūṭa).
   

The word pchodaiin/ fchodaiin would be the plural genitive of pchody/fchody:

1. φῳδών, gen pl of φωΐς;
   
2. φόδων, gen pl of φόδος;
   
3. φώτων, gen pl of φῶς;
   
4. φωτῶν, gen pl of φώς.
   

The word pchodol can be read as fo8oi or fo8a:

1. φόδοι, pl of φόδος;
   
2. φῶτα, neut sg acc /pl of φῶς/ φάος; τὰ φῶτα – sun and moon;
   
3. φῶτα, acc masc of φώς.
   

The word pchodar can be read as fo8ar or fo8as:

1. φῷδας, acc pl of φωΐς;
   
2. φῶτας, acc pl of φώς;
   
3. φωτᾶς.
   

The words pchodair*, pchodal, fodal, fodan and fchodees may be the inflected forms of the Byzantine and Greek word φωτία – light, fire:

1. pchodal/ fodal – φοται for φωτίαι, plural of φωτία (Byz);
   
2. pchodair – φοταις for φωτίαις, plural dat of φωτία (Byz);
   
3. fodan – φωταν for φωτίαν, acc of φωτία (Byz);
   
4. fchodees – φωτιές, plural nom/ acc of φωτιά (Gr.).
   

The word fodal can be read together with the following word, fodal.kedar – fo8aini8ar. 
Could it be φωτεινοειδής – like light?
The word fchod,ycheol, fo89kia, can be φωτ-αυγία or φωταύγεια – brightness of light.
The word pchodain/ pho8ain, could be :

1. φωταιν for φωτίαιν, dual of φωτιά (Byz);
   
2. φωτειν for φωτίζειν, infinitive of φωτίζω – shine, give light, illuminate, bring to light, make known, enlighten, instruct, teach, illuminate with spiritual light, baptize, throw light upon, illustrate.
   

The words pchodain.aiin could form the word pho8ainaun – φωτεινῶν, gen pl of φωτεινός – bright.

*pchedair in ZL3b