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{{also|άνθραξ}}
==Ancient Greek==

===Etymology===
{{unc|grc}}; ''{{w|Strong's Concordance}}'' calls it a "primitive word". Possibly from a Mediterranean {{der|grc|qfa-sub}}; compare {{cog|xcl|անթայր|t=spark; anthrax}}, {{m|xcl|անթեղ|t=hot coal, ember}}.

Others have connected the word to {{cog|non|sintr}}, {{cog|de|Sinter|t=sinter}}, {{cog|ang|sinder|t=cinder, ashes, slag}}, all from {{m|gem-pro|*sindrą|t=dross, cinder, slag}}, and via {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*sendʰro-|t=coagulating fluid, scale, cinder}} cognate to {{cog|cu|сядра|t=lime cinder, gypsum}} (compare {{cog|sh|sadra}}, {{cog|cs|sádra}}). Kölligan suggests a connection to {{cog|sa|अन्ध||blind, darkness, etc.}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{grc-IPA|ἄ˘νθρα˘ξ}}

===Noun===
{{grc-noun|ἄνθρακος|m|third}}

# [[charcoal]]
# a deep red precious stone, a [[carbuncle]]
# an [[abscess]], a [[boil]], a [[carbuncle]]

====Inflection====
{{grc-decl|ἄνθραξ|ἄνθρᾰκος|form=M}}

====Derived terms====
{{der4|grc
|ἀνθρακάριος
|ἀνθρακεία
|ἀνθρακεύς
|ἀνθρακεύω
|ἀνθρακηρός
|ἀνθρακιά
|ἀνθρακίας
|ἀνθρακίδες
|ἀνθρακίζω
|ἀνθράκινος
|ἀνθράκιον
|ἀνθρακῖτης
|ἀνθρακοβότανον
|ἀνθρακοειδής
|ἀνθρακοθήκη
|ἀνθρακοκαύστης
|ἀνθρακόομαι
|ἀνθρακοπώλης
|ἀνθρακώδης
|ἀνθρακωμα
|ἀνθρακών
|ἀνθρακωσις
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|cs|anthrax|bor=1}}
* {{desc|en|anthrax|anthracite|anthracene|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fr|anthrax|bor=1}}
* {{desc|de|Anthrax|bor=1}}
* {{desc|el|άνθρακας|άνθραξ|bor=1}}
* {{desc|nl|antrax|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sh|антракс|bor=1}}
* {{desc|mul|''[[Anthrax]]''|''[[Anthracus]]''|bor=1}}
* {{desc|oge|ანთრაკი|bor=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:LSJ}}
* {{R:Middle Liddell}}
* {{R:Bailly}}
* {{R:BDAG}}
* {{R:DGE}}
* {{R:Strong's|G|440}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}

{{topics|grc|Nature|Medicine|Gems}}