Λεῖα
smooth
Translated by Nick Nicholas29 Mar 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
In Thucydides [sc. this means] plain ones, in contrast to brocaded and embroidered ones.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λεῖα· παρὰ Θουκυδίδῃ τὰ λιτά, πρὸς ἀντιδιαστολὴν τῶν ὑφαντῶν καὶ πεποικιλμένων.
Betacode
*lei=a: para\ *qoukudi/dh| ta\ lita/, pro\s a)ntidiastolh\n tw=n u(fantw=n kai\ pepoikilme/nwn.
Notes
- From the scholia to Thucydides 2.97.3 (web address 1), on tribute in kind to the ruling elite of the Odrysian Empire. This neuter plural is noted in LSJ s.v. as "of cloths, smooth, plain, not embroidered"; Thuc. writes
o(/sa u(fanta/ te kai\ lei=a , "woven stuffs, both plain and embroidered".
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Revision history2 revisions · last 16 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nick Nicholas