Λάχεια γῆ
scanty land
Translated by Oliver Phillips ✝5 Jan 2005Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] small [land].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λάχεια γῆ· βραχεῖα.
Betacode
*la/xeia gh=: braxei=a.
Notes
- The headword phrase occurs in Homer, Odyssey 9.116, and the adjective again in 10.509. Ancient commentators were at a loss to define it, and some took it to mean fertile. See generally LSJ s.v.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Oliver Phillips ✝