Ἐχείδιον
little viper
Translated by David Whitehead3 Dec 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a little snake.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐχείδιον· τὸ ὀφείδιον.
Betacode
*)exei/dion: to\ o)fei/dion.
Notes
- See also epsilon 4015 (and cf. epsilon 4007).
In this ei form the diminutive is unattested outside lexicography, but Aristotle (History of Animals 558a29) refers to "little echidia".