Εὔβοια
Euboia, Euboea, Evvia
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Dec 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
The island [of that name].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εὔβοια· ἡ νῆσος.
Betacode
*eu)/boia: h( nh=sos.
Notes
- See also epsilon 3382. Largest of the Aegean islands proper, lying NE of Attica, Boeotia (which it almost touches at the Euripus straits: epsilon 3696), Phocis, and East Locris. Also called Abantis and Makris ('Long Island'); Strabo 10.1.2-3. See generally OCD(4) s.v. Euboea.