Ἐλαία
olive
Translated by Catharine Roth14 May 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[*)elai/a is] the tree, but e)la/a the fruit.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐλαία· τὸ δένδρον. Ἐλάα δὲ ὁ καρπός.
Betacode
*)elai/a: to\ de/ndron. *)ela/a de\ o( karpo/s.
Notes
- This distinction -- already at epsilon 729 and epsilon 743 -- is made by grammarians, but in fact the difference is one of dialect,
e)la/a being the Attic form (see LSJ s.v.).
Linked from4 entries
- α1665Ἀμυγδαλῆalmond[Meaning] the [almond] tree. But a)mugda/lh [is] the fruit. "And almonds afraid of being bitten."
- ε729Ἐλάαolive[e)la/a means] the fruit; but e)lai/a [means] the tree. They used to call the fruit that ripened on the tree gige/rimos; but among us [it is called] r(oupa/ta.
- ε733Ἐλαΐδαςolive-trees[Meaning] trees of the olive.
- ε743Ἐλαολόγοιolive-gatherers[Meaning] those picking the olives. *)elai/a [is] the tree, but e)la/a the fruit.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Aug 2012
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- added x-refs — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth