Κραιπνός

rushing, swift

Translated by David Whitehead2 Mar 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] quick.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κραιπνός· ταχύς.

Betacode

*kraipno/s: taxu/s.

Epic/poetic adjective, here in the masculine nominative singular. Likewise or similarly glossed in other lexica and grammars, and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 6.505 (where the phrase 'with rushing/swift feet' occurs).