Ἀμφίβιον
amphibian
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 Aug 2000Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a creature] able to live in both [elements], [i.e.] in sea and on land.1
Also [sc. attested is the concept/phrase] "amphibious creatures", [meaning] those which can live both in wet places and on dry land, such as the hippopotamus and the crocodile. And so can man; for they are able to live at the same time in wet locations and in arid lands, as in Egypt and in many other places.2
Also [sc. attested is the concept/phrase] "amphibious creatures", [meaning] those which can live both in wet places and on dry land, such as the hippopotamus and the crocodile. And so can man; for they are able to live at the same time in wet locations and in arid lands, as in Egypt and in many other places.2