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Χηλή · hoof (χ 276) · 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 χ276

χ272to master
χ273to make desolate
χ274to flashing-hooved [ones]
χ275breakwaters
χ276hoof
χ277mountain's hoof, mountain's spur
χ278coffer
χ279clam
χ280alchemy

Suda/Χ chi/χ276

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Χηλή

hoof

Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

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3 notes · 41 words

Translation

[*xhlh/ means the same as] o(plh/;¹ a nail of an ox and of a sheep and of a goat.² The mouths of sea creatures are also called the "crabs' claws [xhlai\]."³ And [sc. also called "hooves" are] the headlands of harbors.⁴

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χηλή· ὁπλή· ὄνυξ βοὸς καὶ προβάτου καὶ αἰγός. λέγεται δὲ καὶ τὰ τῶν θαλαττίων στόματα χηλαὶ καρκίνων. καὶ τῶν λιμένων αἱ ἐξοχαί.

Betacode

*xhlh/: o(plh/: o)/nuc boo\s kai\ proba/tou kai\ ai)go/s. le/getai de\ kai\ ta\ tw=n qalatti/wn sto/mata xhlai\ karki/nwn. kai\ tw=n lime/nwn ai( e)coxai/.

Notes (3)

[1] The headword (xhlh/) and the first gloss (o(plh/) both mean "hoof", although the headword has a wider range of meaning.
2This portion of the entry = Lexicum Ambrosianum 221 (according to Adler), ps.-Herodian 227, Etymologicum Genuinum, Etymologicum Magnum 811.13 ↩
3See also Hesychius and ps.-Herodian 150. ↩
4cf. chi 275, chi 277.

Linked from3 entries

α255Ἀγκυλοχείλης καὶ Ἀγκυλόχειλοςcrooked-beakedBent-beaked, an epithet of the eagle, which has curved talons. But in reference to Cleon [it means] having crooked hands for theft and seizure.
χ274Χηλαργοῖςto flashing-hooved [ones][Meaning] to those with white feet or to those with swift hooves. [Sophocles] said xhla/s meaning 'hooves'.
χ275Χηλαίbreakwaters[Meaning] the stones that are laid in front of a wall that faces the sea, on account of the force of the waves, so that the wall will not be damaged. [The term is derived] from the fact that it looks like the hoof…

Neighbouring entries

χ274Χηλαργοῖςto flashing-hooved [ones]χ275Χηλαίbreakwaters χ276Χηλήhoof χ277Χηλὴ ὄρουςmountain's hoof, mountain's spur χ278Χηλόςcoffer

Revision history4 revisions · last 22 May 2023

22 May 2023typo — Catharine Roth
11 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
30 Mar 2008another x-ref; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
29 Mar 2008added cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
28 Mar 2008Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χηλή (Adler number chi 276), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 28 Mar 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/276

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