Βίος
life
Translated by Craig Gibson21 Jun 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βίος· σημαίνει δʹ παροξυτόνως. Βιὸς δὲ τοῦ τόξου ἡ νευρά.
Betacode
*bi/os: shmai/nei d# parocuto/nws. *bio\s de\ tou= to/cou h( neura/.
Notes (2)
- 1That is, with an acute accent on the penultimate; cf. beta 293, beta 294, beta 295. A commentary on Dionysius Thrax reports four meanings: wealth, being alive, one's habit of life, and the time necessary for learning. Scholia on Euripides and Aristophanes give the number as five and six respectively. ↩
- 2(Same spelling but accented on the final syllable.) For this term, defined thus, see also other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and Homer, Iliad 4.125 with scholion. ↩
Linked from3 entries
- β293ΒίοςlifeSometimes [it means] the substance of one's possessions, sometimes the act of living itself. And [there is] a proverb: "a ready-kneaded life," in reference to those who are living prosperously in an extravagant and…
- β301Βιώνηςlife-buyer, living-buyer[Meaning] he whose purchases are for public use.
- β312Βιοῖοof a bow-string[Meaning] of the string of a bow.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 20 Feb 2016
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- more coding — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Craig Gibson