Κῶλον

limb

Translated by Nick Nicholas20 Feb 2009Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 19 words

[sc. So called] because that is where lies the whole bone (kei=sqai o(/lon).¹ Hence also skw/lhc ["worm"] by antiphrasis.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κῶλον· παρὰ τὸ ἐκεῖ κεῖσθαι ὅλον τὸ ὀστοῦν. ἔνθεν καὶ σκώληξ κατὰ ἀντίφρασιν.

Betacode

*kw=lon: para\ to\ e)kei= kei=sqai o(/lon to\ o)stou=n. e)/nqen kai\ skw/lhc kata\ a)nti/frasin.