Λεκτός

picked, chosen

Translated by Catharine Roth9 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 14 words

[Meaning] picked out.¹
"And the picked ones of the youths." Sophocles [sc. writes this].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λεκτός· ἐπίλεκτος. οἱ δέ τ' ἠϊθέων λεκτοί. Σοφοκλῆς.

Betacode

*lekto/s: e)pi/lektos. oi( de/ t' h)i+qe/wn lektoi/. *sofoklh=s.

Notes (2)

1For this glossing term, effectively synonymous with the headword, see epsilon 2437. ↩
2Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 18-19 (web address 1 below). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

λ232Λεκάνιαdishes λ233Λέκτραιςon couches λ234Λεκτόςpicked, chosen λ235Λεκιθοπώληςpeasepudding-seller, pulse-seller λ236Λέκιθοςpease-pudding, pulse

Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Apr 2013

5 Apr 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
4 Apr 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
10 Apr 2008another note; tweaks — David Whitehead
9 Apr 2008Translated — Catharine Roth