Ἁλύσιον

necklace

Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2000Vetting: high9 revisions

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[Meaning a] type of chain around the neck. Menander in Carian Woman [writes]: "let someone give you a necklace around your neck."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἁλύσιον· πλοκίου γένος περὶ τὸν τράχηλον. Μένανδρος Καρίνῃ· περὶ τὸν τράχηλον ἁλύσιόν τί σοι δότω.

Betacode

*(alu/sion: ploki/ou ge/nos peri\ to\n tra/xhlon. *me/nandros *kari/nh|: peri\ to\n tra/xhlon a(lu/sio/n ti/ soi do/tw.