Ἐσχάρα
sacrificial hearth, eschar
Translated by David Whitehead21 Nov 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
sacrificial hearth, eschar
Translated by David Whitehead21 Nov 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Ἐσχάρα· ἐσχάραν φησὶ καλεῖσθαι Λυκοῦργος καὶ Ἀμμώνιος τὴν μὴ ἔχουσαν ὕψος, ἀλλ' ἐπὶ γῆς ἱδρυμένην, ἢ κοίλην. παρ' ὃ καὶ τοὺς ἰατροὺς τὰ ἐν σώματι κοῖλα ἕλκη ἐσχάρας καλοῦσιν.
*)esxa/ra: e)sxa/ran fhsi\ kalei=sqai *lukou=rgos kai\ *)ammw/nios th\n mh\ e)/xousan u(/yos, a)ll' e)pi\ gh=s i(drume/nhn, h)\ koi/lhn. par' o(\ kai\ tou\s i)atrou\s ta\ e)n sw/mati koi=la e(/lkh e)sxa/ras kalou=sin.