Χορευτής

pupil

Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Apr 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

5 words

[Meaning one who is] knowledgeable.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χορευτής· ἐπιστήμων.

Betacode

*xoreuth/s: e)pisth/mwn.

= Synagoge chi99. The headword literally means 'dancer' or 'chorus-member', but the gloss represents a rather late usage of it to refer to pupils (who follow their masters as a chorus follows its leader). See LSJ (web address 1), with references to Julian and Libanius.