Ἀστήρ
star
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jan 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀστήρ· ὅτι τοῦ ἀστέρος τῆς Αἰγὸς λάμψαντος σφοδροὶ πνέουσιν ἄνεμοι. ἔνθεν καὶ Ὅμηρος· λάβρος ἐπαιγίζων.
Betacode
*)asth/r: o(/ti tou= a)ste/ros th=s *ai)go\s la/myantos sfodroi\ pne/ousin a)/nemoi. e)/nqen kai\ *(/omhros: la/bros e)paigi/zwn.
Notes (2)
- 1cf. Artemidorus 2.12; also alphaiota 28, alphaiota 68. ↩
- 2Homer, Iliad 2.148 (web address 1 below). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- α4237Ἀστήρstar[*)asth/r], a)ste/ros. Search [also] under "visible" [o(rato/n].
- αι28Αἶγεςgoats[sc. A term for] large waves in the common tongue. Also [sc. attested is the verb] e)paigi/zw ["I goat up"], meaning I blow forcefully. When the star of the nanny-goat shines, winds blow forcefully, hence the [phrase]…
- αι68Αἰγὸς ἀστήρGoat's StarSee under "aster." Goat, goat's: see under "bekeselene."
- ε2006Ἐπαιγίζωνrushing upon[Meaning] blowing vehemently. When the star of the Goat has shone strong winds blow; whence also Homer [says]: "a furious [wind] rushing upon."
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Revision history5 revisions · last 5 Dec 2015
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- betacode and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict