Κρηπίς

boot

Translated by Catharine Roth30 Jan 2001Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 15 words

[Meaning] a foundation, or a kind of shoe; a base.¹
That which holds the feet.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κρηπίς· θεμέλιος, ἢ εἶδος ὑποδήματος· ὑποβάθρα. ἡ τοὺς πόδας κρατοῦσα.

Betacode

*krhpi/s: qeme/lios, h)\ ei)=dos u(podh/matos: u(poba/qra. h( tou\s po/das kratou=sa.

Notes (1)

See LSJ entry at web address 1.
cf. already kappa 2395.
1Likewise or similarly in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa1081 Theodoridis. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

κ2395Κρηπιδούμενοςbooting upMeaning [he] tying on his boots. "As he was in the middle of booting up he first asked Leschides the poet."

Neighbouring entries

κ2394Κρηνίςfountain, spring κ2395Κρηπιδούμενοςbooting up κ2396Κρηπίςboot κ2397ΚρῆσσαCretan [woman]κ2398Κρησέραsieve

Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Mar 2013

17 Mar 2013cosmetics — Catharine Roth
17 Mar 2013another note — David Whitehead
30 Jan 2001added note — David Whitehead
30 Jan 2001Translated — Catharine Roth