Κοινολεχής
paramour
Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Dec 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the seducer.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κοινολεχής· ὁ μοιχός.
Betacode
*koinolexh/s: o( moixo/s.
Notes
- Literally, bed-fellow. Used contemptuously (by Electra of Aegisthus) in Sophocles, Electra 97.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Cosmetics, raised status — William Hutton
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict