Κάλπις
pitcher
Translated by David Whitehead31 May 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a water-jug.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κάλπις· ὑδρία.
Betacode
*ka/lpis: u(dri/a.
Notes
- The feminine headword is variously kalpis (as here) or kalpe. Either way, mainly poetic; see e.g. Homer, Odyssey 7.20, with scholion.