Λεκάνια

basins

Translated by David Whitehead9 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

[Meaning] little pots.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λεκάνια· λεκανίδια.

Betacode

*leka/nia: lekani/dia.

Notes

This neuter noun is variously lekanion (as here) or lekarion; see the references at Photius lambda162, and under lambda 232.

Linked from1 entry

λ232Λεκάνιαdishes[lekania and lekanides]:[meaning] the larger, flat kind of saucers. "And give me a little dish of hare's flesh". And Aristophanes [also writes]: "give me a dish". "See, the evil is spreading: give me a dish," so that,…

Neighbouring entries

λ229Λεηλατῆσαιto drive off, to plunder λ230Λεκάνηhod, flat pan λ231Λεκάνιαbasins λ232Λεκάνιαdishes λ233Λέκτραιςon couches

Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Apr 2013

4 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 Apr 2008augmented note — David Whitehead
9 Apr 2008set status — Catharine Roth
9 Apr 2008Translated — David Whitehead