Χέρηες

inferior men

Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χέρηες.

Betacode

*xe/rhes.

Notes

The unglossed headword is a masculine/feminine nominative plural form of the comparative adjective xerei/wn. The regular form would be xei/rones and the Attic contracted form is xei/rous. The form in this entry appears in Homer, Odyssey 15.324 (web address 1 below).

External resources

Web address 1 data.perseus.org

Neighbouring entries

χ201Χερείωνworse, inferior χ202ΧέρρηCherre χ203Χέρηεςinferior men χ204ΧέρηςCheres, Kheres χ205Χεριφυρέαhand-kneaded

Revision history3 revisions · last 3 May 2023

3 May 2023tweaked link — Catharine Roth
10 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Mar 2008removed a keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
19 Mar 2008Translated — Jennifer Benedict