Ἀσφάλιος

Securer

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Feb 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 20 words

[An epithet of] Poseidon.¹
"Securer guarding the supporting foundations below." This [is from book] 5 of the Halieutica of Oppian.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀσφάλιος· Ποσειδῶν. Ἀσφάλιος ῥιζοῦχα θεμείλια νέρθε φυλάσσων. τελευταῖος οὗτος τοῦ εʹ τῶν Ἁλιευτικῶν Ὀππιανοῦ.

Betacode

*)asfa/lios: *poseidw=n. *)asfa/lios r(izou=xa qemei/lia ne/rqe fula/sswn. teleutai=os ou(=tos tou= e# tw=n *(alieutikw=n *)oppianou=.

Notes (2)

1Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. ↩
2Oppian, Halieutica 5.680. ↩

Linked from1 entry

α4295Ἀσφάλισαιsecure (yourself)[Meaning] guard yourself. For a)sfali/zw ["I secure"] [means] I guard.

Neighbouring entries

α4292Ἀσύφηλονheadstrong α4293Ἀσφαδάστῳunconvulsive α4294ἈσφάλιοςSecurer α4295Ἀσφάλισαιsecure (yourself)α4296Ἀσφαλτῖτις λίμνηBituminous Lake

Revision history3 revisions · last 2 Sep 2015

2 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
26 Apr 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
6 Feb 2002added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Feb 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict