Κέντορος
of a goader, of a driver
Translated by Nick Nicholas30 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] of the one spurring horses.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κέντορος· τοῦ τοὺς ἵππους κεντοῦντος.
Betacode
*ke/ntoros: tou= tou\s i(/ppous kentou=ntos.
Notes
- The headword noun does not appear in this form, the genitive singular, in extant literature. However, it does occur in the scholia vetera to Homer, Iliad 13.171 ("Imbrius, the son of Mentor, rich in horses"), where it is a fanciful variant of Mentor: "And 'of Mentor' should have been 'of Kentor' [of a goader]: for someone rich in horses will be used to goading."
For the nominative pluralke/ntores see Homer, Iliad 4.391, 5.102, and in epigrams.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Feb 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaks, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Nick Nicholas