Λικνοφόρος
bearer of the winnowing-fan
Translated by David Whitehead5 Dec 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
The winnowing-fan is suitable for every rite and sacrifice. The man who carries it is called bearer of the winnowing-fan.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λικνοφόρος· τὸ λίκνον πρὸς πᾶσαν τελετὴν καὶ θυσίαν ἐπιτήδειόν ἐστιν. ὁ δὲ τοῦτο φέρων λικνοφόρος λέγεται.
Betacode
*liknofo/ros: to\ li/knon pro\s pa=san teleth\n kai\ qusi/an e)pith/deio/n e)stin. o( de\ tou=to fe/rwn liknofo/ros le/getai.
Notes
- Abridged from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v., commenting on Demosthenes 18.260.
For the winnowing-fan itself cf. lambda 535.
Linked from3 entries
- λ361Λεῖκνονwinnowing-basket[Meaning] 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."
- λ535Λίκνονwinnowing-fan[Meaning] a sieve, or winnowing-shovel. But some write it with a diphthong. "Having overturned the winnowing-fan lying on her knees, she ran off." Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] liknoeidh/s…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Jul 2011
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead