Καπίστριον

halter, head-restraint

Translated by Ryan Stone17 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

20 words

[Meaning] the feeding-string of a horse.
For ka/pous [caput] [is] 'the head' in Latin; and out of it [comes] kapi/strion.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Καπίστριον· ἡ τοῦ ἵππου φορβεία. Κάπους γὰρ Ῥωμαϊκῶς ἡ κεφαλή· καὶ ἐξ αὐτοῦ καπίστριον.

Betacode

*kapi/strion: h( tou= i(/ppou forbei/a. *ka/pous ga\r *(rwmai+kw=s h( kefalh/: kai\ e)c au)tou= kapi/strion.

Notes

cf. generally kappa 331, phi 585, phi 586.

Linked from1 entry

κ331Κάπηθενfrom the manger, manger-likeand [sc. also attested is] kapi/strion ["manger-halter)"].

Neighbouring entries

κ338Καπήριαcaperia, kaperia κ339Κἀπιδώσειν μοι δοκῶ τὸ χρῆμα μᾶλλονand it seems to me the matter will increase further κ340Καπίστριονhalter, head-restraint κ341ΚαπιτώλιονCapitolium, Capitol, Capitoline Hill κ342ΚαπίτωνKapiton, Capito

Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Apr 2019

7 Apr 2019coding — Catharine Roth
27 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
18 Mar 2008tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Mar 2008Translated — Ryan Stone