Λέσβιος

Lesbian

Translated by David Whitehead5 Dec 2000Vetting: high2 revisions

8 words

He [who comes] from the island of Lesbos.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λέσβιος· ὁ ἀπὸ τῆς Λέσβου νήσου.

Betacode

*le/sbios: o( a)po\ th=s *le/sbou nh/sou.

Notes

cf. lambda 305, lambda 306, mu 701, tau 354, phi 761.

Linked from1 entry

λ306Λεσβίσαιto lesbise[Meaning] to defile the mouth. For men of Lesbos used to be slandered. On shamefulness. Aristophanes [writes]: "[she is] now about to lesbise the fellow-drinkers."

Neighbouring entries

λ302Λέρνη θεατῶνLerna of spectators, Lerne of spectators λ303Λερόνlevel λ304ΛέσβιοςLesbian λ305Λεσβίων ἄξια[deeds] worthy of the men of Lesbos λ306Λεσβίσαιto lesbise

Revision history2 revisions · last 2 Nov 2003

2 Nov 2003added x-refs — David Whitehead
31 Oct 2003added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
5 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead