Χαλίμα
loose woman
Translated by David Whitehead25 Nov 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a prostitute. [The term comes] from loosening [xala=sqai ] the body as a result of drink, or of madness.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χαλίμα· ἡ πόρνη. ἀπὸ τοῦ χαλᾶσθαι τὸ σῶμα ἀπὸ μέθης, ἢ μανίας.