Λίκνον
winnowing-fan
Translated by Craig Gibson3 Jun 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λίκνον· κόσκινον, ἤτοι πτύον. οἱ δὲ διὰ διφθόγγου γράφουσιν. ἡ δὲ ἀναστρέψασα τὸ λίκνον ἐπὶ τῶν γονάτων κείμενον ἔθει. καὶ Λικνοειδής, ὁ ῥυπαρός.
Betacode
*li/knon: ko/skinon, h)/toi ptu/on. oi( de\ dia\ difqo/ggou gra/fousin. h( de\ a)nastre/yasa to\ li/knon e)pi\ tw=n gona/twn kei/menon e)/qei. kai\ *liknoeidh/s, o( r(uparo/s.
Notes (3)
- See also lambda 531, lambda 532, lambda 533, lambda 534, lambda 536.
- 1That is,
lei=knon . See lambda 361, and Choeroboscus, De orthographia p. 236 line 28; Etymologicum Magnum 562.44. ↩ - 2Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler tentatively ascribed it to Aelian.) ↩
- 3This figurative sense (of what is anyway an extremely rare word) is attested only in lexicography. ↩
Linked from5 entries
- κ2136Κοσκινηδόνsieve-fashion, sieve-style[Meaning] in the manner of a sieve. And [there is] a proverb: 'you are carrying water around in a sieve', in reference to impossibilities.
- λ361Λεῖκνονwinnowing-basket[Meaning] a winnowing-fan.
- λ531Λικμητήρwinnower[Meaning] one possessing a winnowing-fan.
- λ533Λικμᾶνto winnow[Meaning] to make grain pure. "To Demeter the Winnower and the Seasons that tread in the furrows Heronax from his scanty tilth offers a portion of the corn from his threshing-floor and [these] various vegetables."
- λ536Λικνοφόροςbearer of the winnowing-fanThe winnowing-fan is suitable for every rite and sacrifice. The man who carries it is called bearer of the winnowing-fan.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Apr 2016
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- modified tr; augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Craig Gibson