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Βόλος · condensation (β 368) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near β368

β364Bothynos, Bothynus, Trench
β365throwing-spear
β366cow-pat
β367case of a cow-pat
β368condensation
β369throw (of dice)
β370to humiliate, jeer at
β371bumblers
β372buzzes

Suda/Β beta/β368

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Βόλος

condensation

Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Jun 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

daily life
definition
science and technology

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] dew.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βόλος· ἡ δρόσος.

Betacode

*bo/los: h( dro/sos.

Notes

Likewise in other lexica and grammars.
Again at beta 483.

Linked from1 entry

β483Βῶλος ἄρουραclod [to] a tilled field[sc. A proverbial phrase] applied to those eagerly contributing little things to big ones. Similar to "water out of a gulley to the sea." But bo/los [is] dew.

Neighbouring entries

β366Βόλιτοςcow-pat β367Βολίτου δίκηνcase of a cow-pat β368Βόλοςcondensation β369Βόλοςthrow (of dice)β370Βομβάζεινto humiliate, jeer at

Revision history5 revisions · last 21 Sep 2015

21 Sep 2015 — David Whitehead
31 May 2012 — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2002 — David Whitehead
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12 Jun 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Βόλος (Adler number beta 368), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 12 Jun 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/beta/368

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗