Χάλκεος
brazen
Translated by Adam McCollum13 Mar 2006Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] strong, firm.1
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'in a brazen jar'. Homer [writes]: "in a brazen jar was he bound for thirteen months." That is, with a bond strong and indissoluble.2
Alternatively there was a city called Brazen Jar.3
[Note] that Didymus the grammarian was called "brazen-bowelled" because of his steadfast activity in books, for they say that he compiled more than 3500 books.4
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'in a brazen jar'. Homer [writes]: "in a brazen jar was he bound for thirteen months." That is, with a bond strong and indissoluble.2
Alternatively there was a city called Brazen Jar.3
[Note] that Didymus the grammarian was called "brazen-bowelled" because of his steadfast activity in books, for they say that he compiled more than 3500 books.4