Κόγχη
mussel, cockle
Translated by Steven Embree6 Apr 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A shellfish, from which [comes] purple dye.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κόγχη· κογχύλη, ὅθεν ἡ πορφύρα.
Betacode
*ko/gxh: kogxu/lh, o(/qen h( porfu/ra.
Notes
- Likewise in the Synagoge and Photius (Lexicon kappa834 Theodoridis). LSJ entry at web address 1. See also kappa 1900, kappa 1901 (and cf. pi 2095, pi 2096 and pi 2101 for the dye).
Adler reports that mss AGM place this entry after kappa 1900.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- κ1900Κόγχηνcockle, mussel[This is what] they call the least part [of something]. Also [attested is the phrase] "worth a cockle/mussel", [meaning] something worth nothing. Also [attested is the proverb] "to open a cockle/mussel", with reference…
- κ1901Κογχύλαιsmall cockles, small mussels"Just like vultures and dogs, [many] of the winged and footed [creatures], lay hold of scents from afar due to the force of the air; thus also fish, of those that live in water, lay hold of scents from afar because this…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 1 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- more x-refs; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- expanded note, set status — Catharine Roth
- tweaked translation, adjusted link, added keywords — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Steven Embree