Pythian.

Brit.

/ˈpɪθɪə/,

/ˈpʌɪθɪə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪθiə/,

/ˈpaɪθiə/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Pȳthia; Greek Πυθία.

Etymology: < classical Latin Pȳthia (later adopted into scientific Latin as genus name Pythia (P. French Röding in J. F. Bolten Museum boltenianum (1798) ii. 105)) and its etymon ancient Greek Πυθία the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, use as noun (short for Πυθία ἱέρεια Pythian priestess) of feminine of Πύθιος (adjective) Delphic (see Pythian n.). Compare French Pythie (1546, Rabelais). Compare also earlier pythoness n., Pythonissa n.

1. Greek History. The priestess of Apollo at Delphi (see Delphian adj.), by whom the oracular pronouncements were delivered; the Delphic oracle; (also more generally) any oracle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [noun] > medium or mouthpiece of the deity, oracle > priestess of Apollo, Pythia

Pythia?1529

pythoness1823

Pythian1844

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ancient Greek > delivering oracles

Pythia?1529

oracler1584

pythoness1823

Pythian1844

?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman i. vi. sig. G And in the temple of Appolo Delphicus, the wise woman, whiche inspired with the heuenly spirit shewed thynges to come vnto them, that demanded to knowe, was euer a virgine: whom they called alway Pythia [L. quam vulgo Pythiam cognominabant].

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. sig. ¶.iij They seeme to be so pained and trauelied in theyr remembrance, as it were a woman in childebirth or as that same Pythia, when the traunce came vpon her.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1143 Pythia the Priestresse of Apollo, being once come downe from her three footed fabricke, upon which she receiveth that incentive spirit of furie, remaineth quiet.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. x. 40 What jugling there was therein, the Oratour plainely confessed, who..could say that Pythia Phillippised.

1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. ii. xii. 267 As to the Manner of Receiving the Divine Inspiration, that was not always different; for not only the Pythia, but the Sibyls also, with many others, were possess'd with Divine fury, swelling with rage, like Persons distracted, and beside themselves.

1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music v. 61 Apollo, the God of Music, was their Author [of oracles]; The Pythia or Priestess was his Vice~gerent.

1842 L. Schmitz in W. Smith Dict. Gr. & Rom. Antiq. 668/2 When Greece was in its most flourishing state,..there were always two Pythias who took their seat on the tripod alternately.

1844 E. B. Barrett Dead Pan in Poems II. 272 Pythia staggered,—feeling o'er her Her lost god's forsaking look.

1887 Times 23 Nov. 6/4 The words have scarcely escaped her lips when Apollo vindicates the character of his priestess, the Pythia, in the most unmistakable manner.

1911 Catholic Encycl. XII. 480/1 Prophets always retained their self-consciousness and were never subject to the disordered and degrading psychic conditions of the pagan soothsayers and pythias.

1941 A. C. Bouquet Compar. Relig. iv. 162 The Pythia, or spokeswoman of the god Apollo at Delphi, sat upon a tripod over an omphalos with a central tube, through which smoke was apparently blown up around the tripod from a subterranean chamber.

2000 S. Connor Dumbstruck ii. 55 In order to protect those inspired by this vapour from falling into the vent, a three-legged seat or tripod was placed over it, which would allow the pythia the benefits of the intoxicating influence of the gas.

2. Zoology. A genus of marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs of the family Ellobiidae, found in Indo-Pacific waters; (also pythia) a mollusc of this genus.

ΚΠ

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 797/2 In Pythia of the Auriculidæ, the sperm-duct is an open furrow from the hermaphrodite opening to the penis.

1982 R. T. Abbott & S. P. Dance Compend. Seashells 282 Common Pythia, Pythia scarabaeus.

1995 Molluscan Res. 16 59 (title) A new species of Pythia..from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pythia
释义	Pythian. Brit. /ˈpɪθɪə/, /ˈpʌɪθɪə/, U.S. /ˈpɪθiə/, /ˈpaɪθiə/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Pȳthia; Greek Πυθία. Etymology: < classical Latin Pȳthia (later adopted into scientific Latin as genus name Pythia (P. French Röding in J. F. Bolten Museum boltenianum (1798) ii. 105)) and its etymon ancient Greek Πυθία the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, use as noun (short for Πυθία ἱέρεια Pythian priestess) of feminine of Πύθιος (adjective) Delphic (see Pythian n.). Compare French Pythie (1546, Rabelais). Compare also earlier pythoness n., Pythonissa n. 1. Greek History. The priestess of Apollo at Delphi (see Delphian adj.), by whom the oracular pronouncements were delivered; the Delphic oracle; (also more generally) any oracle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [noun] > medium or mouthpiece of the deity, oracle > priestess of Apollo, Pythia Pythia?1529 pythoness1823 Pythian1844 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ancient Greek > delivering oracles Pythia?1529 oracler1584 pythoness1823 Pythian1844 ?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman i. vi. sig. G And in the temple of Appolo Delphicus, the wise woman, whiche inspired with the heuenly spirit shewed thynges to come vnto them, that demanded to knowe, was euer a virgine: whom they called alway Pythia [L. quam vulgo Pythiam cognominabant]. 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. sig. ¶.iij They seeme to be so pained and trauelied in theyr remembrance, as it were a woman in childebirth or as that same Pythia, when the traunce came vpon her. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1143 Pythia the Priestresse of Apollo, being once come downe from her three footed fabricke, upon which she receiveth that incentive spirit of furie, remaineth quiet. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. x. 40 What jugling there was therein, the Oratour plainely confessed, who..could say that Pythia Phillippised. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. ii. xii. 267 As to the Manner of Receiving the Divine Inspiration, that was not always different; for not only the Pythia, but the Sibyls also, with many others, were possess'd with Divine fury, swelling with rage, like Persons distracted, and beside themselves. 1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music v. 61 Apollo, the God of Music, was their Author [of oracles]; The Pythia or Priestess was his Vice~gerent. 1842 L. Schmitz in W. Smith Dict. Gr. & Rom. Antiq. 668/2 When Greece was in its most flourishing state,..there were always two Pythias who took their seat on the tripod alternately. 1844 E. B. Barrett Dead Pan in Poems II. 272 Pythia staggered,—feeling o'er her Her lost god's forsaking look. 1887 Times 23 Nov. 6/4 The words have scarcely escaped her lips when Apollo vindicates the character of his priestess, the Pythia, in the most unmistakable manner. 1911 Catholic Encycl. XII. 480/1 Prophets always retained their self-consciousness and were never subject to the disordered and degrading psychic conditions of the pagan soothsayers and pythias. 1941 A. C. Bouquet Compar. Relig. iv. 162 The Pythia, or spokeswoman of the god Apollo at Delphi, sat upon a tripod over an omphalos with a central tube, through which smoke was apparently blown up around the tripod from a subterranean chamber. 2000 S. Connor Dumbstruck ii. 55 In order to protect those inspired by this vapour from falling into the vent, a three-legged seat or tripod was placed over it, which would allow the pythia the benefits of the intoxicating influence of the gas. 2. Zoology. A genus of marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs of the family Ellobiidae, found in Indo-Pacific waters; (also pythia) a mollusc of this genus. ΚΠ 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 797/2 In Pythia of the Auriculidæ, the sperm-duct is an open furrow from the hermaphrodite opening to the penis. 1982 R. T. Abbott & S. P. Dance Compend. Seashells 282 Common Pythia, Pythia scarabaeus. 1995 Molluscan Res. 16 59 (title) A new species of Pythia..from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1529
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