Βωτιάνειρα

man-feeding

Translated by Joseph McAlhany14 Oct 2001Vetting: high7 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] that which feeds men.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βωτιάνειρα· ἡ βόσκουσα τοὺς ἄνδρας.

Betacode

*bwtia/neira: h( bo/skousa tou\s a)/ndras.

Epic adjective, feminine nominative singular, applied to land; cf. LSJ s.v.: "epith. of fruitful countries" (web address 1). For the gloss see the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.155; also in Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and other lexica.