Ἑρμαφρόδιτος

hermaphrodite

Translated by David Whitehead9 Oct 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

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[This is what] they call either a man who has both kinds of genitalia, of males and of females; or one who is both an active and a passive participant in shameful [sc. sexual] acts.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἑρμαφρόδιτος· ἢ τὸν ἀμφότερα ἔχοντα τὰ μόρια ἀρρένων καὶ θηλειῶν φασιν· ἢ τὸν αἰσχρῶς καὶ ποιοῦντα καὶ πάσχοντα.

Betacode

*(ermafro/ditos: h)\ to\n a)mfo/tera e)/xonta ta\ mo/ria a)rre/nwn kai\ qhleiw=n fasin: h)\ to\n ai)sxrw=s kai\ poiou=nta kai\ pa/sxonta.

Notes

Likewise in Photius and other lexica.
See already under alpha 2177, alpha 3822.

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α3822Ἄρρενmale, masculine[Male] and masculinely and half-man [hêmiandros] and half-woman [hêmigunaix] and double-sexed [digenês] and effeminate [thêludrias] and hermaphrodite and eunuch [ithris], whose vigor has been cut off; also [sc. attested…

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ε3026Ἑρμᾶνreef ε3027ἙρματίζωI stabilize, I steady, I support ε3028Ἑρμαφρόδιτοςhermaphrodite ε3029ἙρμαῖHerms, Hermae, Hermai ε3030ἙρμαῖονHermes-gift, godsend

Revision history4 revisions · last 12 Feb 2016

12 Feb 2016Revised — David Whitehead
28 Oct 2012Revised — David Whitehead
10 Oct 2005tweaked tr; added brief notes — David Whitehead
10 Oct 2005set status — Catharine Roth
9 Oct 2005Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes

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