Λεάντειραν
grinding
Translated by David Whitehead17 Mar 2009Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] that which is polishing/smoothing. "[Akestondas dedicated...] his circle-drawing compasses and his grinding pumice."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λεάντειραν· τὴν λεαίνουσαν. καρκίνα τε σπειροῦχα λεάντειράν τε κίσηριν.
Betacode
*lea/nteiran: th\n leai/nousan. karki/na te speirou=xa lea/nteira/n te ki/shrin.
Notes (1)
- The headword, evidently extracted from the quotation given, is accusative singular of
lea/nteira . - 1Greek Anthology 6.295.5 (Phanias); cf. sigma 953 and psi 36. On this epigram, wherein a scribe dedicates his professional tools to the Muses after his promotion, see Gow and Page (vol. I, 162), (vol. II, 467-469), and another excerpt at sigma 214. As Gow and Page note (vol. II, 468), J.F. Dübner (German classical scholar, naturalized French, 1802-1867) suggested that the compass was used to draw circles; cf. Paton's translation (456-459). However, Gow and Page argue that a scribe would typically use the
karki/nos as a divider in order to equally space lines on a page; cf. Gardthausen (184-185). ↩
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
W.R. Paton, trans., The Greek Anthology: Books I-VI, (Cambridge, MA 1993)
V.E. Gardthausen, Griechische palaeographie, vol. I, (Leipzig 1911)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
W.R. Paton, trans., The Greek Anthology: Books I-VI, (Cambridge, MA 1993)
V.E. Gardthausen, Griechische palaeographie, vol. I, (Leipzig 1911)
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Revision history6 revisions · last 7 Feb 2022
- expanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-reference — Ronald Allen
- another cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead