Ἐρίπναι

cliffs, ravines

Translated by Catharine Roth30 Dec 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

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[Meaning] places which are opposite and extended beside [each other], through which the strong winds come out.¹
So e)ri/pnh [means] lofty, large.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐρίπναι· οἱ συραγγώδεις καὶ παρατεταμένοι τόποι, δι' ὧν αἱ μεγάλαι πνοαὶ ἐκδύνουσιν. Ἐρίπνη οὖν, ὑψηλή, μεγάλη.

Ἐρίπναι · cliffs, ravines (ε 3004) · Suda

*)eri/pnai: oi( suraggw/deis kai\ paratetame/noi to/poi, di' w(=n ai( mega/lai pnoai\ e)kdu/nousin. *)eri/pnh ou)=n, u(yhlh/, mega/lh.