Κωφόν
blunt, dumb, deaf
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Feb 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κωφόν· ἄηχον, ἀσθενές, ἀμβλύ. κωφὸν γὰρ βέλος ἀνδρὸς ἀνάλκιδος. κατὰ μεταφορὰν ἀπὸ τοῦ κατὰ τὴν ἀκοὴν ἐπὶ τὴν ἁφήν.
Betacode
*kwfo/n: a)/hxon, a)sqene/s, a)mblu/. kwfo\n ga\r be/los a)ndro\s a)na/lkidos. kata\ metafora\n a)po\ tou= kata\ th\n a)koh\n e)pi\ th\n a(fh/n.
Notes (1)
- [1] Neuter singular of this adjective (for which cf. kappa 2309, kappa 2310), taken to be quoted from Homer: see below, and next note. Same or similar glossing in other lexica (see the references in Photius kappa1335 Theodoridis) and cf. the D scholia to Homer, Iliad 11.390 (quoted later in the entry).↩
- 2Homer, Iliad 11.390 (web address 1) with scholion A (Aristonicus). The scholiast assumes that "deaf" is the basic meaning of
kwfo/s . LSJ indicate that the basic meaning is "blunt, dull"; the meaning is transferred to deafness, dumbness, and lack of intelligence. - 2Homer, Iliad 11.390 (web address 1) with scholion A (Aristonicus). The scholiast assumes that "deaf" is the basic meaning of
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 15 Mar 2013
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented n.1 and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth