Λέκτραις

on couches

Translated by David Whitehead9 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 12 words

[Meaning] on beds.¹ Also [sc. attested is the singular] couch, [meaning] bed.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λέκτραις· κοίταις. καὶ Λέκτρον, κοίτη.

Betacode

*le/ktrais: koi/tais. kai\ *le/ktron, koi/th.

Notes (2)

cf. under eta 201.
1From the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 8.337, where the phrase e)n le/ktroisi occurs (web address 1). (The Suda's feminine le/ktrais is an error, not made in other lexica.) ↩
2From ancient comment on Homer, Odyssey 8.292, where le/ktronde occurs. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

λ231Λεκάνιαbasins λ232Λεκάνιαdishes λ233Λέκτραιςon couches λ234Λεκτόςpicked, chosen λ235Λεκιθοπώληςpeasepudding-seller, pulse-seller

Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Apr 2013

4 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 Apr 2008x-ref — David Whitehead
9 Apr 2008added link, set status — Catharine Roth
9 Apr 2008Translated — David Whitehead