Ἀμβολάδην

bubbling up

Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Jul 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 12 words
[Meaning] throwing [sc. itself] up.1
Herodotus [sc. uses it to mean] excessively.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀμβολάδην· ἀναβάλλων. Ἡρόδοτος καθ' ὑπερβολήν.

Betacode
*)ambola/dhn: a)naba/llwn. *(hro/dotos kaq' u(perbolh/n.

Notes (2)

  1. 1From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 21.364, where the headword adverb occurs (in a simile of melting pig-fat). ↩
  2. 2Herodotus 4.181.4 (of a flow of water): web address 1. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 16 Jun 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. upgraded link — Catharine Roth
  3. more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. modified translation; added note and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Jennifer Benedict

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