Κοῖος
Koios, Coeus
Translated by David Whitehead2 Nov 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
The father of Leto.1 [The name comes] from the [verb] koei=n , that is to know and to understand. In effect, wise.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κοῖος· ὁ πατὴρ Λητοῦς. παρὰ τὸ κοεῖν, ὅ ἐστι νοεῖν καὶ συνιέναι. ἤγουν ὁ συνετός.
Betacode
*koi=os: o( path\r *lhtou=s. para\ to\ koei=n, o(/ e)sti noei=n kai\ sunie/nai. h)/goun o( suneto/s.
Notes (1)
- cf. Etymologicum Magnum 523.48-49 (and 264.25-26).
- 1For whom see lambda 477. For Koios himself and his wife Phoibe see Hesiod, Theogony 405-408 (web address 1). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history5 revisions · last 2 May 2016
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- Translated — David Whitehead