Ἀκαριαῖον
momentary
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Nov 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. Something] small, short, a bit.1
Also [sc. attested is the masculine]a)kariai=os , a short opportunity.2
*)akariai=on : that which cannot be cut, either effectively headless on account of being small or infinite in terms of largeness and not even having a beginning.3
*kari/a [is] an obscure word for "head", from which also [comes] ke/rata ["horns"].4
Also [sc. attested is the masculine]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀκαριαῖον· μικρὸν, βραχὺ, ῥοπή. καὶ Ἀκαριαῖος, ὁ βραχὺς καιρός. Ἀκαριαῖον· τὸ μὴ δυνάμενον καρῆναι ἢ τὸ οἷον ἀκέφαλον διὰ σμικρότητα ἢ ἀδιάστατον κατὰ μέγεθος καὶ οὐδ' ἀρχὴν ἔχον. ὅτι Καρία ἡ κεφαλὴ κατὰ γλῶσσαν, ὅθεν καὶ κέρατα.