Λασιόκωφος
hairy-mute
Translated by David Whitehead18 Jan 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who is excessively mute;1 e.g. having hairy ears, resulting in deafness and sense-deprivation.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λασιόκωφος· ὁ λίαν κωφός· οἷον λάσια τὰ ὦτα ἔχων, ὡς συγκεκωφῶσθαι καὶ ἀναισθητεῖν.
Betacode
*lasio/kwfos: o( li/an kwfo/s: oi(=on la/sia ta\ w)=ta e)/xwn, w(s sugkekwfw=sqai kai\ a)naisqhtei=n.
Notes (1)
- The headword is cited, here and elsewhere (see the references at Photius lambda110 Theodoridis), as if from Plato, Phaedrus 253E, but in fact it is a false reading of two separate words: see web address 1.
- 1By dint of being deaf; cf. generally kappa 2308. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead