Δαλός

firebrand

Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 Jul 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

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[Meaning a] lamp, or burning piece of wood, or half-burnt torch.¹
And [there is] a proverb: 'a firebrand into fire'.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δαλός· λαμπάς, ἢ ξύλου ἀπόκαυμα, ἢ δᾳδίον ἡμίφλεκτον. καὶ παροιμία· Δαλὸς εἰς πῦρ.

Betacode

*dalo/s: lampa/s, h)\ cu/lou a)po/kauma, h)\ da|di/on h(mi/flekton. kai\ paroimi/a: *dalo\s ei)s pu=r.