Ἁλὸς ἄχνη

briny's froth

Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 May 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] foam of [the] sea.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἁλὸς ἄχνη· ἀφρὸς θαλάσσης.

Betacode

*(alo\s a)/xnh: a)fro\s qala/sshs.

Notes

Same entry in other lexica. The headword phrase occurs at Homer, Odyssey 5.403 (see web address 1); cf. alpha 4705.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

α1334Ἄλλοςanother α1335Ἄλλος ἄλλονone another α1336Ἁλὸς ἄχνηbriny's froth α1337Ἄλλος βίος ἄλλη δίαιταanother life (and) another way of living α1338Ἄλλος οὗτος Ἡρακλῆςthis man is another Herakles

Revision history6 revisions · last 12 Jun 2015

12 Jun 2015Revised — David Whitehead
18 Mar 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
8 Feb 2012expanded note — David Whitehead
28 Jun 2002augmented note — David Whitehead
27 Jun 2002cosmetics — Catharine Roth
27 Jun 2002added note and link — Catharine Roth
28 May 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict