[378] καρός: a word of unknown origin, and apparently not found again in Greek. The most likely explan. is that which connects it with “κείρω” (cf. “ἀκαρής”), a chip, shaving. Heyne ad loc. collects the ancient interpretations, which are all worthless; e.g. that it is the gen. of “κήρ” and means ‘I hate him like death ’ (as 3.454; hence van L. conj. “τίω δέ ἑ κηρὸς ἐν αἴσηι”), or that it means a Karian — “Κᾶρες Καππάδοκες Κίλικες, τρία κάππα κάκιστα” — which would need a long “α”: “τίω δέ ϝε Καρὸς ἐν αἴσηι” Bentley. Others read “ἔγκαρος” and explained “φθειρός”! For αἴσηι, lit. in the measure of, cf. on 1.418.
