Γενέθλια

genethlia, birthday

Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Jun 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

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The festival of one's birth recurring every year.¹ Also [sc. attested is] genethlialogia, a prophecy concerning [someone's] birth.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γενέθλια· ἡ δι' ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐπιφοιτῶσα τοῦ τεχθέντος ἑορτή. καὶ Γενεθλιαλογία, μαντεία περὶ τῆς γεννήσεως.

Betacode

*gene/qlia: h( di' e)niautou= e)pifoitw=sa tou= texqe/ntos e(orth/. kai\ *geneqlialogi/a, mantei/a peri\ th=s gennh/sews.