Χαλδίνη

Chaldine

Translated by Ross Scaife ✝22 Oct 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

4 words

Name of a city.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χαλδίνη· ὄνομα πόλεως.

Betacode

*xaldi/nh: o)/noma po/lews.

Notes

Of indeterminable location. Attested only here and, according to Adler, in a comparable entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon.

Linked from1 entry

ε506Ἐκμηρυσάμενοςwinding out[Meaning he] drawing out, stretching out. From a metaphor of threads [mhru/mata]. "Winding out his force out of the harsh terrains, he encamped." And elsewhere: "winding out the whole river with his voyage, he was…

Neighbouring entries

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Revision history3 revisions · last 31 May 2016

31 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
25 Jul 2011expanded note — David Whitehead
23 Oct 2002added note and keyword — David Whitehead
22 Oct 2002Translated — Ross Scaife ✝