Καρδιουλκία
heart-extraction
Translated by David Whitehead11 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
To pull [out] the hearts of sacrificial animals.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καρδιουλκία· τὰς καρδίας ἕλκειν τῶν θυμάτων.
Betacode
*kardioulki/a: ta\s kardi/as e(/lkein tw=n quma/twn.
Notes
- Rare term, attested mainly (in singular or plural) in lexicography. Lucian has an instance of the related verb.
cf. generally kappa 370.