Λιθείας
marble, stone-made
Translated by Craig Gibson11 Nov 2008Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] expensive, the ones [sc. also] called liqe/as .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λιθείας· πολυτελείας, τὰς λιθέας λεγομένας.
Betacode
*liqei/as: polutelei/as, ta\s liqe/as legome/nas.
Notes
- Feminine accusative plural of this adjective (in 2 variant forms; cf. lambda 514), evidently quoted from somewhere.
Given 'expensive', the stone envisaged is probably marble.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 18 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- notes; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Craig Gibson