Λέπαδνα

straps

Translated by David Whitehead30 Apr 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 12 words

Translation

[Meaning] the girths [i.e. girth-harnesses] of horses.1
Or thongs across the chest.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λέπαδνα· οἱ μασχαλιστῆρες τῶν ἵππων. ἢ στηθιαῖοι λῶροι.

Betacode
*le/padna: oi( masxalisth=res tw=n i(/ppwn. h)\ sthqiai=oi lw=roi. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica (see the references at Photius lambda191), and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 19.393, where the headword occurs (web address 1). ↩
  2. 2From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 768, where the headword also occurs (web address 2). For 'thongs' cf. lambda 736. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 5 Apr 2013
  1. upgraded links — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. x-ref — David Whitehead
  4. added links, set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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