Κύματος ἄκρον ἄωτον
wave's topmost bloom
Translated by William Hutton9 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the foam.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κύματος ἄκρον ἄωτον· ὁ ἀφρός.
Betacode
*ku/matos a)/kron a)/wton: o( a)fro/s.
Notes
- The headword phrase is derived from Callimachus, Hecale fr. 260.57 Pfeiffer (288.57 Lloyd-Jones Parsons), although in the original the words 'topmost bloom' appear in the dative case (
a)/krw| a)w/tw| ) instead of the nominative/accusative as here.
For 'bloom' cf. alpha 2860.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 2 May 2016
- cosmeticule — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton