Ἄδυτον

adyton, innermost sanctuary

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Apr 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

9 words

A cave, or the hidden part of the shrine.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄδυτον· σπήλαιον, ἢ τὸ ἀπόκρυφον μέρος τοῦ ἱεροῦ.

Betacode

*)/aduton: sph/laion, h)\ to\ a)po/krufon me/ros tou= i(erou=.

Notes

"Not to be entered," from du/w "go into" with alpha privative. See LSJ at web address 1, and cf. under mu 1027.
Same entry in Photius and elsewhere.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ε937Ἔμβαρός εἰμιI am weighty[Meaning I am] sound of mind, thoughtful. Peiraieus was previously an island. This, in fact, is how it got its name: from the crossing [diaperan]. Mounykhos, who possessed its headlands, established a shrine of Artemis…

Neighbouring entries

α540Ἀδύνατοιincapables, handicappeds α541Ἀδυσώπητονinexorable α542Ἄδυτονadyton, innermost sanctuary α543Ἀεκήλιαunseemly α544Ἀέκητιunwillingly

Revision history5 revisions · last 5 Dec 2013

5 Dec 2013tweaked note and link — Catharine Roth
11 Jan 2012tweaked note — David Whitehead
14 Aug 2006augmented headword and note — David Whitehead
23 Jul 2003added keywords — David Whitehead
10 Sep 2000Added note and link. — Catharine Roth
10 Apr 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict