Ἡμιτύμβιον

hemitumbion

Translated by Catharine Roth26 Sep 2006Vetting: high2 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] a small grave.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἡμιτύμβιον· ὁ μικρὸς τάφος.

Betacode

*(hmitu/mbion: o( mikro\s ta/fos.

A variant spelling of h(mitu/bion (eta 353). Concerning the gloss here, LSJ say, "probably this form is due to the copyists, who wished to find a meaning in the word."