Ἑβδομαῖος
seventh-day
Translated by Catharine Roth29 Mar 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἑβδομαῖος· ἕβδομος. ὅτι ἐπὶ ἓξ σελήναις βοῦν ἕβδομον ἔπεττον, κέρατα ἔχοντα κατὰ μίμησιν τῆς πρωτοφαοῦς σελήνης. ἕβδομον οὖν βοῦν, ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναισθήτων. τὸν ἕβδομον βοῦν ἡ σοφὴ παροιμία.
Betacode
*(ebdomai=os: e(/bdomos. o(/ti e)pi\ e(\c selh/nais bou=n e(/bdomon e)/petton, ke/rata e)/xonta kata\ mi/mhsin th=s prwtofaou=s selh/nhs. e(/bdomon ou)=n bou=n, e)pi\ tw=n a)naisqh/twn. to\n e(/bdomon bou=n h( sofh\ paroimi/a.
Notes (2)
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- α2082ἈνάστατοιanastatoiA type of flat-cake. These used to be made for the Arrêphoroi themselves. Certain flat-cakes called charisioi ["thank-offering cakes"] also used to be spoken of. These were mixed and made from the leftovers, and…
- β457Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh ox[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those without feeling. For paupers when they did not have anything living to sacrifice used to mould [an ox] out of dough. When the 6 living [beasts] were being sacrificed --…
- β458Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh oxOne having pastry horns in imitation of the first phase moon. They used to call this an ox and set it up as the seventh, because this seventh used to be one of the sacrifices at the six moons, as Euthycles [says] in…
- ε24Ἑβδομάτηseventh[e(bdoma/th is the same as] e(bdo/mh.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Dec 2015
- coding — David Whitehead
- another note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified headword; added a keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth