ἐσσήν
ἐσσήν, priest of Artemis; king (!) bee
ἐσσήν2, [Hebr. word]
ἐσσήν (A), ῆνος, ὁ,
- priest of Artemis of Ephesus, in pl., SIG 352.6 (iv B. C.), 363.10 (iii B.C.), Paus. 8.13.1.
- II king, θεῶν ἐ. Call. Jov. 66; Μυρμιδόνων ἐ. Id. Aet. 1.1.23 [Fr. 178.23 Pf.] (expld. as, = οἰκιστής by Hdn.Gr. 2.923): prop. king bee (i.e. queen bee), acc. to EM 383.31. (ἑσσήν in Call. Aet. 1.1.23 [Fr. 178.23 Pf.] (Pap.), perh. because of supposed connexion with ἑσμός, ἕσσαι, or ἡσσάω.)
ἐσσήν (B), ῆνος, ὁ,
- transliteration of Hebr. ḥōšen, worn by Jewish priests, J. AJ 3.7.5, 3.8.9, where it is said to mean λόγιον, by which word it is rendered in LXX Ex. 28.15.
ἐσσήν, ῆνος (ὁ)
1 roi, Call. Jov. 66 ||
2 prêtre d’Artémis, à Éphèse, Paus. 8, 13, 1.
ἐσσήν ¹, ῆνος, ὁ, bei den Ephesiern ein Priester der Artemis, Paus. 8.13.1 ; bei Callim. Iov. 66 der König ; nach dem Schol. u. Suid. ursprünglich der Bienenkönig ; nach Hdn. περὶ μ. λέξ. 17 ὁ οἰκιστής.