Ἐκηριώθην

I was turned to wax

Translated by William Hutton1 Nov 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

12 words

[Meaning] I was stupefied, or I became like wax because of fear.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐκηριώθην· ἐσκοτώθην, ἢ διὰ τὸ δέος κήρινος ἐγενόμην.

Betacode

*)ekhriw/qhn: e)skotw/qhn, h)\ dia\ to\ de/os kh/rinos e)geno/mhn.

cf. kappa 1535.
Hesychius has a very similar entry (under e)khriw/qh), as well as glosses for khriou=sqai ('to turn to wax') and khrioqh=nai ('to be turned to wax'). Etymologicum Magnum and Etymologicum Genuinum have a similar entry with the headword spelt e)khrw/qhn. None of these words occur outside lexicography, however.