Κτίλος
ktilos
Translated by David Whitehead6 Dec 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[A term for] the ram leading the flocks.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κτίλος· ὁ προηγούμενος τῶν προβάτων κριός.
Betacode
*kti/los: o( prohgou/menos tw=n proba/twn krio/s.
Notes
- Adjective ('tame') used as a substantive, in e.g. Homer, Iliad 3.196 (a simile, see web address 1).
See also Hesychius s.v. (and other lexica), and cf. epsilon 651.