Χωστρίς
digging-shed
Translated by David Whitehead22 Mar 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A place, in which they used to dig something.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χωστρίς· τόπος, ἐν ᾧ τι ἐχώννυον.
Betacode
*xwstri/s: to/pos, e)n w(=| ti e)xw/nnuon.
Notes
- During sieges and blockades: see e.g. Diodorus Siculus 24.1.1.
The headword is used either as a adjective attached to 'tortoise' (xelw/nh ) or by itself.