Ἀλέα

warmth

Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Apr 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 27 words

[Meaning] heat, radiation.¹
"[He] lit up a fire, so there would be both light and warmth at the same time for those present. For it was ice-cold".²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλέα· θέρμη, ἔλλαμψις. πυρὰ δὲ ἀνεκαίετο, ὡς ἅμα μὲν φῶς, ἅμα δὲ ἀλέα παριοῦσιν ᾖ. κρύος γὰρ ἦν.

Betacode

*)ale/a: qe/rmh, e)/llamyis. pura\ de\ a)nekai/eto, w(s a(/ma me\n fw=s, a(/ma de\ a)le/a pariou=sin h)=|. kru/os ga\r h)=n.