Λειώδης

smooth; Leiodes

Translated by David Whitehead18 May 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 9 words

Translation

[Meaning] even.1 Also [sc. attested as] a proper name.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λειώδης· ὁ ὁμαλός. καὶ ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode
*leiw/dhs: o( o(malo/s. kai\ o)/noma ku/rion. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1cf. generally lambda 369, lambda 373, lambda 376. ↩
  2. 2One of the Suitors in Homer, Odyssey 21-22. He is the first to fail to string Odysseus' bow (21.144-174), and Odysseus decapitates him despite his abject plea for mercy (22.310-329). See web addresses 1 and 2. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Apr 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. more x-refs — David Whitehead
  3. added links, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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