opisthodomosn.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)pɪsθəˈdɒmɒs/, U.S.

/əˌpɪsθoʊˈdɑmɑs/

Forms: 1700s– opisthodomos, 1800s– opisthodomus.

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος back room or inner cell in a temple < ὀπισθο- opistho- comb. form + δόμος house, room, chamber (see myodome n.). Compare classical Latin opisthodomus (2nd cent. a.d.).In form opisthodomus probably immediately after the classical Latin form.

Greek Archaeology.

An apartment or vestibule (typically open) at the rear of an ancient Greek temple, situated within the portico and abutting the cella.Equivalent to the Roman posticum.

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

1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. i. viii. 32 On the Back-side of Minerva's Temple, was the publick Treasury, call'd from it's Situation Οπισθόδομος.]

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Opisthodomos.

1776 R. Chandler Trav. Greece 29 They deified him, and lodged him in the Opisthodomos or the back part of the Parthenon.

1833 H. Ellis Elgin Marbles I. iv. 71 An apartment called the opisthodomos, which contained the treasures of the temple.

1894 Littell's Living Age 12 May 374/2 The gold and ivory statue of Minerva Parthenos stood..in the Opisthodomus or western of the two chambers of the interior.

1931 D. Randall-MacIver Greek Cities in Italy & Sicily 18 The vestibule is matched at the west end of the sanctuary by a treasury or opisthodomos exactly like it.

1995 D. Harris Treasures of Parthenon i. 4 One piece of evidence from the inventories may support the identification of the Opisthodomos as the western chamber of the temple.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opisthodomos
释义	opisthodomosn. Brit. /ə(ʊ)pɪsθəˈdɒmɒs/, U.S. /əˌpɪsθoʊˈdɑmɑs/ Forms: 1700s– opisthodomos, 1800s– opisthodomus. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀπισθόδομος. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος back room or inner cell in a temple < ὀπισθο- opistho- comb. form + δόμος house, room, chamber (see myodome n.). Compare classical Latin opisthodomus (2nd cent. a.d.).In form opisthodomus probably immediately after the classical Latin form. Greek Archaeology. An apartment or vestibule (typically open) at the rear of an ancient Greek temple, situated within the portico and abutting the cella.Equivalent to the Roman posticum. 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 1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. i. viii. 32 On the Back-side of Minerva's Temple, was the publick Treasury, call'd from it's Situation Οπισθόδομος.] 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Opisthodomos. 1776 R. Chandler Trav. Greece 29 They deified him, and lodged him in the Opisthodomos or the back part of the Parthenon. 1833 H. Ellis Elgin Marbles I. iv. 71 An apartment called the opisthodomos, which contained the treasures of the temple. 1894 Littell's Living Age 12 May 374/2 The gold and ivory statue of Minerva Parthenos stood..in the Opisthodomus or western of the two chambers of the interior. 1931 D. Randall-MacIver Greek Cities in Italy & Sicily 18 The vestibule is matched at the west end of the sanctuary by a treasury or opisthodomos exactly like it. 1995 D. Harris Treasures of Parthenon i. 4 One piece of evidence from the inventories may support the identification of the Opisthodomos as the western chamber of the temple. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706
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