Κρόταφος

temple

Translated by William Hutton19 Feb 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

3 notes · 38 words
A part of the body.1
Also the back part of a book.2
"[... they] putting on a certification in accordance with the temple of the book, through someone having assumed the craft of those who write such things."3

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κρόταφος· τὸ μέρος τοῦ σώματος. καὶ τοῦ βιβλίου τὸ ὄπισθεν μέρος. κατὰ τὸν κρόταφον τῆς βίβλου ἐμβαλόντες ἐκμαρτύριον, διά τινος ἐσχηματισμένου τὴν τέχνην τῶν τὰ τοιαῦτα γραφόντων.

Betacode
*kro/tafos: to\ me/ros tou= sw/matos. kai\ tou= bibli/ou to\ o)/pisqen me/ros. kata\ to\n kro/tafon th=s bi/blou e)mbalo/ntes  e)kmartu/rion, dia/ tinos e)sxhmatisme/nou th\n te/xnhn tw=n ta\ toiau=ta grafo/ntwn.

Notes (3)

  1. 1Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (1557). ↩
  2. 2Most probably, what we would call the spine; the same term is used to refer to the narrow edge of stone stelae; see LSJ s.v. (web address 1). Note that this presupposes a modern, codex-style 'book' rather than a papyrus roll (beta 275). ↩
  3. 3Quotation unidentifiable (Adler suggests Aelian.) ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 2 May 2016
  1. coding — David Whitehead
  2. tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. expanded n.2; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. cosmeticules, keyword, status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — William Hutton

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