Χειρῶναξ
hand-master, master of hands
Translated by Jennifer Benedict27 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A craftsman.1 One who is lord of his hands alone; or one making a living through [the work of] his hands.
Or [the plural]xeirw/naktes ["hand-masters"], those labouring through [the work of] their hands.2
"[He] gathering a crowd, as many as were thetes and lived in the city [engaged] in handicrafts and in other ways."3
Or [the plural]
"[He] gathering a crowd, as many as were thetes and lived in the city [engaged] in handicrafts and in other ways."3