Κροκωτός
krokotos, saffron-colored [robe]
Translated by Catharine Roth2 Mar 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κροκωτός· εἶδος χιτῶνος. ὁ δὲ ἤσθητο κροκωτὸν χιτῶνα, ὑπὲρ τοῦ πλείονας εἰς αὐτὸν ἐπιστρέφειν. ὅτι ὁ μὲν κροκωτὸς ἔνδυμά ἐστι, τὸ δὲ ἔγκυκλον ἱμάτιον. καὶ ζήτει ἐν τῷ ἔγκυκλον.
Betacode
*krokwto/s: ei)=dos xitw=nos. o( de\ h)/sqhto krokwto\n xitw=na, u(pe\r tou= plei/onas ei)s au)to\n e)pistre/fein. o(/ti o( me\n krokwto\s e)/nduma/ e)sti, to\ de\ e)/gkuklon i(ma/tion. kai\ zh/tei e)n tw=| e)/gkuklon.
Notes (3)
- 1cf. kappa 2460. ↩
- 2Quoted already at eta 592. ↩
- 3From epsilon 135. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 21 Mar 2013
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth