Ἐγρήγοροι

watchful ones

Translated by Catharine Roth12 Jun 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 6 words

[Meaning] angels.¹
The sons of Seth.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐγρήγοροι· ἄγγελοι. οἱ τοῦ Σὴθ υἱοί.

Betacode

*)egrh/goroi: a)/ggeloi. oi( tou= *sh\q ui(oi/.

[1] Same glossing in Photius and other lexica. The headword itelf, nominative plural, is thought to be extracted from the Septuagint (Lamentations 4.14).