Λᾶξιν
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Translated by Oliver Phillips ✝4 Aug 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] mixture, portion, lot. Herodotus [sc. uses the word].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λᾶξιν· μίξιν, μερισμόν, κλῆρον. Ἡρόδοτος.
Betacode
*la=cin: mi/cin, merismo/n, klh=ron. *(hro/dotos.
Notes
- From glosses on Herodotus 4.21, where he does indeed use the headword noun -- in the accusative case, as here -- in his survey of the territories beyond the river Tanais (web address 1).
The presence of "mixture" among the synonyms seems unwarranted.
The Ionic form isla/cis with a short alpha; the Attic islh=cis (cf. lambda 465). The headword here with a circumflex accent confuses the two dialectal forms. This noun is related to the verblagxa/nw .
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 2 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Oliver Phillips ✝