Κυβερνήτης
helmsman, steersman
Translated by David Whitehead3 Dec 2000Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
The commander of the ship.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κυβερνήτης· ὁ τοῦ πλοίου ἡγεμών.
Betacode
*kubernh/ths: o( tou= ploi/ou h(gemw/n.
Notes
- 'The term kybernetes is ambiguous inasmuch as, alongside the specialized sense of "commanding officer," it retained its original sense of "man at the tiller"' (Casson 300 n.1)
References
Lionel Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World (Baltimore 1995) 300-302.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Oct 2003
- augmented headword; added note, bibliography, keyword — David Whitehead
- Set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Translated — David Whitehead