abatonn.

Brit.

/ˈabət(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈæbətn/

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

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἄβατον sacred enclosure, use as noun of neuter singular of ancient Greek ἄβατος not to be trodden < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + βατός accessible, adjective corresponding to βαίνειν to walk, go (see basis n.).

Ancient Greek History.

1. A place to which access is restricted, esp. a sacred space or enclosure; a sanctuary.

ΚΠ

1829 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 261/2 Champollion landed on the right or opposite bank of the river, to hunt after the inscriptions on the rocks of granite, among which is that hewn into the form of a seat, which M. Letronne has thought might be the abaton mentioned in the Greek inscriptions of the obelisks of Phile.

1894 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 14 137 It will be remembered that on Mount Lukaios in Arcadia there was an Abaton..into which no man was allowed to enter, on pain of death within a twelvemonth.

1941 Hesperia 10 113 Epigraphical evidence of an abaton of Zeus who descends in the lightning was found on the acropolis.

1995 D. N. Roscoe tr. C. A. Meier Personality vi. 83 In Ancient Greece, anyone who entered the Abaton of Zeus on the Lykaion lost his shadow.

2010 N. Robertson Relig. & Reconciliation in Greek Cities xiii. 207 She commands that the very shrine shall be an abaton difficult of access—for the enemy must not be able to slip in so as to make an offering that would gain favor.

2. spec. An enclosure or building attached to a temple of Asclepius, in which supplicants wishing to be cured slept.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > enclosure where patients slept

abaton1884

1884 A. C. Merriam in Amer. Antiquarian 6 304 Thereupon sleep fell upon him, and a serpent issuing from the Abaton, healed his toe with his tongue, and when he had done this he glided back again into the Abaton.

1885 Q. Rev. Apr. 302 The patients were sleeping in the sacred enclosure or abaton of the temple.

1925 Lancet 3 Oct. 689/1 In nearly all cases the patient comes to the shrine of Asclepios, sleeps in the ‘abaton’, has a vision or a dream.

1951 Classical Jrnl. 47 133/2 This sacred precinct of Asclepius was provided with a lustral room for ceremonial cleansing, with dining-rooms and an abaton, where the incubation took place.

1997 Corinth 18 405 A..basin at the southern end of the abaton, a spring house, and four reservoirs near the dining rooms on the terrace below it could have been used for both cures and dining.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abaton
释义	abatonn. Brit. /ˈabət(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈæbətn/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἄβατον. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἄβατον sacred enclosure, use as noun of neuter singular of ancient Greek ἄβατος not to be trodden < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + βατός accessible, adjective corresponding to βαίνειν to walk, go (see basis n.). Ancient Greek History. 1. A place to which access is restricted, esp. a sacred space or enclosure; a sanctuary. ΚΠ 1829 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 261/2 Champollion landed on the right or opposite bank of the river, to hunt after the inscriptions on the rocks of granite, among which is that hewn into the form of a seat, which M. Letronne has thought might be the abaton mentioned in the Greek inscriptions of the obelisks of Phile. 1894 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 14 137 It will be remembered that on Mount Lukaios in Arcadia there was an Abaton..into which no man was allowed to enter, on pain of death within a twelvemonth. 1941 Hesperia 10 113 Epigraphical evidence of an abaton of Zeus who descends in the lightning was found on the acropolis. 1995 D. N. Roscoe tr. C. A. Meier Personality vi. 83 In Ancient Greece, anyone who entered the Abaton of Zeus on the Lykaion lost his shadow. 2010 N. Robertson Relig. & Reconciliation in Greek Cities xiii. 207 She commands that the very shrine shall be an abaton difficult of access—for the enemy must not be able to slip in so as to make an offering that would gain favor. 2. spec. An enclosure or building attached to a temple of Asclepius, in which supplicants wishing to be cured slept. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > enclosure where patients slept abaton1884 1884 A. C. Merriam in Amer. Antiquarian 6 304 Thereupon sleep fell upon him, and a serpent issuing from the Abaton, healed his toe with his tongue, and when he had done this he glided back again into the Abaton. 1885 Q. Rev. Apr. 302 The patients were sleeping in the sacred enclosure or abaton of the temple. 1925 Lancet 3 Oct. 689/1 In nearly all cases the patient comes to the shrine of Asclepios, sleeps in the ‘abaton’, has a vision or a dream. 1951 Classical Jrnl. 47 133/2 This sacred precinct of Asclepius was provided with a lustral room for ceremonial cleansing, with dining-rooms and an abaton, where the incubation took place. 1997 Corinth 18 405 A..basin at the southern end of the abaton, a spring house, and four reservoirs near the dining rooms on the terrace below it could have been used for both cures and dining. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1829
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