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Ἡμιπέλεκα · half-axes (η 348) · Suda

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η344mule yoke
η345half-obol
η346half-obol
η347half-educated, semi-educated
η348half-axes
η349half-axe
η350half
η351half
η352half

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Ἡμιπέλεκα

half-axes

Translated by David Whitehead2 Aug 2005Vetting: high5 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
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military affairs
science and technology
+1
- trade and manufacture

1 note · 3 words

Translation

[Meaning] single-mouthed¹ battleaxes.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἡμιπέλεκα· αἱ μονόστομοι ἀξίναι.

Betacode

*(hmipe/leka: ai( mono/stomoi a)ci/nai.

Notes (1)

Same or similar entry in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and in several Homeric scholia. In epic the neuter h(mipe/lekkon properly has a double kappa (three times in Iliad 23).
cf. eta 349.
1i.e single-bladed. ↩

Linked from1 entry

η349Ἡμιπέλεκυςhalf-axe[genitive] h(mipele/kews.

Neighbouring entries

η346Ἡμιωβόλιονhalf-obol η347Ἡμιπαίδευτοςhalf-educated, semi-educated η348Ἡμιπέλεκαhalf-axes η349Ἡμιπέλεκυςhalf-axe η350Ἡμίσεια Ἥμισυ παντόςhalf

Revision history5 revisions · last 8 Apr 2015

8 Apr 2015coding — Catharine Roth
17 Dec 2012Revised — David Whitehead
27 Aug 2006augmented note, added keyword, raised status — Catharine Roth
24 Aug 2005augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
23 Aug 2005added cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
2 Aug 2005Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἡμιπέλεκα (Adler number eta 348), trans. David Whitehead, 2 Aug 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/eta/348

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗