Χαμαιρρεπές
grovelling
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] slinking on the ground.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χαμαιρρεπές· χαμαὶ ῥέπον.
Betacode
*xamairrepe/s: xamai\ r(e/pon.
Notes
- Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon; and cf. Hesychius chi136 (s.v.
xamairepw=s ). The headword, evidently quoted from somewhere, is neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective.
Adler prints the headword with double rho, while noting that four of the mss (FGSM) have single, as does LSJ s.v.