narthexn.

Brit.

/ˈnɑːθɛks/, U.S.

/ˈnɑrˌθɛks/

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek νάρθηξ giant fennel, schoolmaster's cane, in Hellenistic Greek also a small case or casket for unguents, etc. (2nd cent. a.d.), forecourt of a church (3rd cent. a.d.), of uncertain origin. Compare classical Latin ferula giant fennel, schoolmaster's cane, in post-classical Latin also forecourt of a church (in an undated saint's life in Du Cange). Compare French narthex (1680).It is not clear why Greek νάρθηξ was used in this sense. According to Procopius (6th cent. a.d.) the word was so used because this part of the church was often long and narrow, like the fennel stalk. On another view the use may arise from the sense ‘casket for unguents’, as the catechumens were anointed with oil in this part of the church (this explanation would not hold for Latin ferula, which is not used to mean oil casket, although the Latin use may simply be a calque on the Greek). A further possibility is that it may derive from the sense ‘schoolmaster's cane’, by association with penitence and discipline.

Architecture.

A vestibule or antechamber stretching across the western end of some (esp. early or Orthodox) Christian churches or basilicas, divided from the nave by a wall, screen, or railing.In the early Church the narthex was sometimes set apart for use by women, catechumens, or penitents.

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society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > narthex or portico > [noun]

parvisc1387

Galileec1593

portico1607

pronaos1614

propylaeum1637

out-porch1641

ante-temple1670

narthex1673

prostyle1683

opisthodomos1706

peribolos1706

choultry1772

posticum1776

propylon1830

proaulion1842

opisthodome1846

atrium1853

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity i. vi. 123 The Narthex..was that part of the church that lay next to the great door.

1711 J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ III. viii. iv. 159 This [πρόναος] in the modern Greek rituals is always called the Narthex, and is peculiarly allotted to the Monks or Women [etc.].

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xl. 93 From the sanctuary in the east to the nine western doors..and from thence into the narthex or exterior portico.

1846 R. Hart Eccl. Rec. (ed. 2) 225 In the primitive church there was also a Narthex or ante-nave to the west.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 79 These narthexes..seem originally to have been intended for catechumens and penitents.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Deserts S. France I. 251 A church that consists of a narthex or vestibule, and a nave with three aisles.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 12/2 An apse of the cruciform domical Byzantine type, approached by a domed narthex.

1966 ‘A. Glyn’ Seine i. x. 21 In the narthex a nun was selling booklets to a line of children.

1970 M. Swanton Dream of Rood 14 Conventional iconography, as in the narthex mosaic of the archiepiscopal chapel at Ravenna..represents Christ as a victorious warrior.

1990 S. Miller Family Pictures 55 Most of the congregation that had gathered in little groups on the steps and in the narthex fell back from them as they entered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narthex
释义	narthexn. Brit. /ˈnɑːθɛks/, U.S. /ˈnɑrˌθɛks/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek νάρθηξ. Etymology: < ancient Greek νάρθηξ giant fennel, schoolmaster's cane, in Hellenistic Greek also a small case or casket for unguents, etc. (2nd cent. a.d.), forecourt of a church (3rd cent. a.d.), of uncertain origin. Compare classical Latin ferula giant fennel, schoolmaster's cane, in post-classical Latin also forecourt of a church (in an undated saint's life in Du Cange). Compare French narthex (1680).It is not clear why Greek νάρθηξ was used in this sense. According to Procopius (6th cent. a.d.) the word was so used because this part of the church was often long and narrow, like the fennel stalk. On another view the use may arise from the sense ‘casket for unguents’, as the catechumens were anointed with oil in this part of the church (this explanation would not hold for Latin ferula, which is not used to mean oil casket, although the Latin use may simply be a calque on the Greek). A further possibility is that it may derive from the sense ‘schoolmaster's cane’, by association with penitence and discipline. Architecture. A vestibule or antechamber stretching across the western end of some (esp. early or Orthodox) Christian churches or basilicas, divided from the nave by a wall, screen, or railing.In the early Church the narthex was sometimes set apart for use by women, catechumens, or penitents. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > narthex or portico > [noun] parvisc1387 Galileec1593 portico1607 pronaos1614 propylaeum1637 out-porch1641 ante-temple1670 narthex1673 prostyle1683 opisthodomos1706 peribolos1706 choultry1772 posticum1776 propylon1830 proaulion1842 opisthodome1846 atrium1853 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity i. vi. 123 The Narthex..was that part of the church that lay next to the great door. 1711 J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ III. viii. iv. 159 This [πρόναος] in the modern Greek rituals is always called the Narthex, and is peculiarly allotted to the Monks or Women [etc.]. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xl. 93 From the sanctuary in the east to the nine western doors..and from thence into the narthex or exterior portico. 1846 R. Hart Eccl. Rec. (ed. 2) 225 In the primitive church there was also a Narthex or ante-nave to the west. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 79 These narthexes..seem originally to have been intended for catechumens and penitents. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Deserts S. France I. 251 A church that consists of a narthex or vestibule, and a nave with three aisles. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 12/2 An apse of the cruciform domical Byzantine type, approached by a domed narthex. 1966 ‘A. Glyn’ Seine i. x. 21 In the narthex a nun was selling booklets to a line of children. 1970 M. Swanton Dream of Rood 14 Conventional iconography, as in the narthex mosaic of the archiepiscopal chapel at Ravenna..represents Christ as a victorious warrior. 1990 S. Miller Family Pictures 55 Most of the congregation that had gathered in little groups on the steps and in the narthex fell back from them as they entered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673
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