Κηλέστης
beguiler
Translated by Nick Nicholas14 Nov 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a cheat/deceiver.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κηλέστης· ὁ ἀπατεών.
Betacode
*khle/sths: o( a)patew/n.
Notes
- Derived from the verb
khle/w (kappa 1515). The word is attested only in lexica: the Suda, ps.-Zonaras (with the derivation fromkhle/w ), and Gennadius Scholarius' Grammar II p. 458 Jugie, Petit & Siderides.
See also kappa 1505, kappa 1506, kappa 1507.