Ἄμφιον

cloak, wrap

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Aug 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 13 words
[Meaning] a himation, a garment.1
Also [sc. attested is] Amphios, a proper name.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄμφιον· ἱμάτιον, ἔνδυμα. καὶ Ἄμφιος, ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode
*)/amfion: i(ma/tion, e)/nduma. kai\ *)/amfios, o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Same or similar glossing in other lexica. ↩
  2. 2In mythology Amphios, one of the two sons of Merops of Adrasteia, fought on the Trojan side in the Trojan War (Apollodorus, Library, epit.3). ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 25 Jun 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. coding — Catharine Roth
  3. tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. modified translation; added note and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. Added link. — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — Jennifer Benedict

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