Διορία
fixed time
Translated by Antonella Ippolito11 Jan 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] an appointed day. But if [used] with omega [sc. as the middle vowel], it indicates "exact time", [and is] written diwri/a .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διορία· προθεσμία. εἰ δὲ διὰ τοῦ ω μεγάλου, καιρὸν δηλοῖ, διωρία γραφόμενον.
Betacode
*diori/a: proqesmi/a. ei) de\ dia\ tou= w mega/lou, kairo\n dhloi=, diwri/a grafo/menon.
Notes
- The headword
diori/a is rather rare outside lexicography. In fact the variant given here,diwri/a , serves both senses, depending on whether it is perceived to be derived fromo(/ros orw(/ra : see LSJ s.v. at web address 1.