Ἰωνιά

violet-bed

Translated by Catharine Roth31 May 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 20 words

[Meaning] a meadow of violets.
Just like r(odwnia/ ["rose-bed"], [a meadow] of roses,¹ and krinwnia/ ["lily-bed"], [a meadow] of lilies.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἰωνιά· ὁ λειμὼν τῶν ἴων. ὥσπερ ῥοδωνιά, ὁ τῶν ῥόδων, καὶ κρινωνιά, ὁ τῶν κρίνων.

Betacode

*)iwnia/: o( leimw\n tw=n i)/wn. w(/sper r(odwnia/, o( tw=n r(o/dwn, kai\ krinwnia/, o( tw=n kri/nwn.