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Χαλαίστρα · Chalaistra, Chalaestra, Chalastra (χ 15) · Suda

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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 χ15

χ11all-heal
χ12Chaldean rituals
χ13Chaldaeans
χ14Chaldine
χ15Chalaistra, Chalaestra, Chalastra
χ16excellent things are difficult
χ17is vexed
χ18[it is] dangerous when a dog tastes [the] afterbirth
χ19very difficult

Suda/Χ chi/χ15

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Χαλαίστρα

Chalaistra, Chalaestra, Chalastra

Translated by David Whitehead23 Nov 2001Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
geography
history

2 words

Translation

A city.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χαλαίστρα· πόλις.

Betacode

*xalai/stra: po/lis.

Notes

In Macedonia; subsumed into the foundation of Thessalonike, late C4 BCE.
See also chi 10.

Linked from1 entry

χ10Χαλαστραῖονchalastraion, Chalastra-soda[Meaning] nitre. [Named after] Chalastra, the lake in Macedonia.

Neighbouring entries

χ13ΧαλδαῖοιChaldaeans χ14ΧαλδίνηChaldine χ15ΧαλαίστραChalaistra, Chalaestra, Chalastra χ16Χαλεπὰ τὰ καλάexcellent things are difficult χ17Χαλεπαίνειis vexed

Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Jul 2011

25 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
26 Jul 2003added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
6 Sep 2002Revised — Catharine Roth
23 Nov 2001Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χαλαίστρα (Adler number chi 15), trans. David Whitehead, 23 Nov 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/15

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