Ἁμιλλητήριον
contest-ground
Translated by Jennifer Benedict29 Jul 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] place in which they have contests.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἁμιλλητήριον· τόπος ἐν ᾧ ἁμιλλῶνται.
Betacode
*(amillhth/rion: to/pos e)n w(=| a(millw=ntai.
Notes
- Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.
The headword, a neuter noun, is attested in e.g. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 2.11
cf. generally alpha 1594, alpha 1597.
Linked from3 entries
- α1594Ἅμιλλαcontest[Meaning] competition, rivalry, equalization. "And once, when these two boys were contending with each other, they stripped off for a contest of javelin-throwing, but then their enthusiasm got the better of them; and…
- α1597Ἁμιλλῶμαί σοιI vie with you[Meaning] I compete with you.
- α1964Ἀναμίλλητονundisputatious[Meaning] strife-averse.
Neighbouring entries
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