Κουροτρόφος
boy-nourishing
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Dec 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] children-nourishing.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κουροτρόφος· παιδοτρόφος.
Betacode
*kourotro/fos: paidotro/fos.
Notes
- Likewise in other lexica (see the references at Photius kappa1034 Theodoridis), and cf. a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 9.27, where this adjective is applied to Ithaca (web address 1).
See also kappa 2193.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
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