Ἅλα

brine, salt

Translated by Catharine Roth16 Feb 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] sea.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἅλα· θάλασσαν.

Betacode

*(/ala: qa/lassan.

Same or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha884 Theodoridis. The headword, accusative singular of a(/ls, is quoted from Homer, Iliad 1.141; see the scholia vetera there. This word with masculine gender means "salt"; in poetry, with feminine gender, it is used for "sea" ('generally of shallow water near shore': LSJ). See both LSJ entries at web address 1.