Λίμνη

pool

Translated by Craig Gibson3 Jun 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 17 words
[Meaning] the sea in Homer, and the ocean,1 and the rivers;2 so that the word is generic.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λίμνη· ἡ θάλασσα παρ' Ὁμήρῳ, καὶ ὁ ὠκεανός, καὶ οἱ ποταμοί· ὥστε γενικὸν ὄνομά ἐστι.

Betacode
*li/mnh: h( qa/lassa par' *(omh/rw|, kai\ o( w)keano/s, kai\ oi( potamoi/: w(/ste geniko\n o)/noma/ e)sti.

Notes (2)

  1. See generally LSJ s.v. li/mnh.
  2. 1cf. the scholia to Sophocles, Trachiniae 636, and to Homer, Odyssey 3.1. ↩
  3. 2cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 5.709. ↩

Linked from2 entries

Neighbouring entries

λ549Λιμιταναῖοιborder-troops, frontier-troops, limitaneiλ550ΛιμνάζωI am stagnantλ551Λίμνηpoolλ552Λιμνήτης ἰχθύςmarsh fish, lake fishλ553ΛίμνοςLimnos, Limnus
Revision history2 revisions · last 19 Apr 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. expanded notes; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Craig Gibson

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