Ἄρκτος
bear
Translated by Jennifer Benedict29 Jul 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the animal [of that name]; and the ever-moving constellation.1
But Arktouros is also the name for the whole Bootes ["ploughman"], but in a particular sense for the star under his belt.2
It is also called Arktophylax ["bear-guard"].3
Also [sc. attested is the adjective] arktôios ["northern, arctic"], [referring to] the [sc. place of its] rising.
But Arktouros is also the name for the whole Bootes ["ploughman"], but in a particular sense for the star under his belt.2
It is also called Arktophylax ["bear-guard"].3
Also [sc. attested is the adjective] arktôios ["northern, arctic"], [referring to] the [sc. place of its] rising.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄρκτος· τὸ ζῷον· καὶ τὸ ἀεικίνητον ἀστροθέτημα. Ἀρκτοῦρος δὲ λέγεται καὶ αὐτὸς ὅλος ὁ Βοώτης, ἰδίως δὲ καὶ ὁ ὑπὸ τὴν ζώνην αὐτοῦ ἀστήρ. λέγεται καὶ Ἀρκτοφύλαξ. καὶ Ἀρκτῷος, ὁ ἀνατολικός.
Betacode
*)/arktos: to\ zw=|on: kai\ to\ a)eiki/nhton a)stroqe/thma. *)arktou=ros de\ le/getai kai\ au)to\s o(/los o( *bow/ths, i)di/ws de\ kai\ o( u(po\ th\n zw/nhn au)tou= a)sth/r. le/getai kai\ *)arktofu/lac. kai\ *)arktw=|os, o( a)natoliko/s.
Notes (2)
- [1] Likewise, post-Suda, in Etymologicum Magnum 144.18. The constellation (cf. under alpha 4239) is "ever-moving" because it does not set but remains above the horizon (in the relevant latitudes).↩
- 2Abridged from Harpokration s.v., an entry generated by Lysias fr. 235 Sauppe (now 289 Carey OCT) and citing also Aratus and Hesiod. ↩
- 3From beta 386.
Linked from4 entries
- α3954Ἄρκου παρούσης τὰ ἴχνη ζητεῖςa she-bear is here and you're looking for the tracks[A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who pretend to seek things which are present.
- α3955Ἄρκοςbear[A bear] was boasting that she was extraordinarily fond of a man. "Then later she having fallen in love with him ... in a closet." Meaning in a concealed place, in secret.
- α4239Ἀστὴρ ἄστρου διαφέρειastêr differs from astronBecause astêr ["star"] is one particular [star], but astron ["constellation"] is composed out of many. It is also called astrothetêma ["star-placement"].
- β386ΒοώτηςBootes, PlowmanA constellation near to the Bears. The same is also called Arktophylax ["bear-guard"]. See under arktos ["bear"].
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