Βέβηλος τόπος
profane place
Translated by Craig Gibson8 Aug 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one accessible to everyone and unpurified. Also [sc. attested is] "profane man," he who is uninitiated and defiled. Euripides [writes]: "[it is] not right for the profane to touch the temple".1 Also: "I sing to those who are in the know, but you who are profane must put [your ears] to the doors."2
Also [sc. attested is] "they are profaned", [meaning] they are defiled.3
Also [sc. attested is] "they are profaned", [meaning] they are defiled.3