Λαμπάδος

of a torch, torch's

Translated by David Whitehead5 Dec 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 49 words

Also [sc. attested is the dative plural] lampa/si] ["for/to/with torches"].¹ Athenians celebrate three torch-festivals, at [the] Panathenaia, Hephaistia and Prometh[e]ia. Istros says that having a torch-race was something Athenians first did when sacrificing to Hephaistos, to commemorate him who grasped the use of fire and taught it to others.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λαμπάδος. καὶ λαμπάσι. τρεῖς ἄγουσιν Ἀθηναῖοι ἑορτὰς λαμπάδος, Παναθηναίοις, Ἡφαιστίοις καὶ Προμηθίοις. Ἴστρος δέ φησι, λαμπάδα νομίσαι ποιεῖν πρῶτον Ἀθηναίους Ἡφαίστῳ θύοντας, ὑπόμνημα τοῦ κατανοήσαντος τὴν χρείαν τοῦ πυρὸς διδάξαι τοὺς ἄλλους.

Betacode

*lampa/dos. kai\ lampa/si. trei=s a)/gousin *)aqhnai=oi e(orta\s lampa/dos, *panaqhnai/ois, *(hfaisti/ois kai\ *promhqi/ois. *)/istros de/ fhsi, lampa/da nomi/sai poiei=n prw=ton *)aqhnai/ous *(hfai/stw| qu/ontas, u(po/mnhma tou= katanoh/santos th\n xrei/an tou= puro\s dida/cai tou\s a)/llous.

Notes (2)

Abridged from Harpokration s.v. lampa/s, commenting in the first instance on Lysias fr. 106 Sauppe (now 123b Carey OCT -- but truncated there).
1This phrase, not in Harpok., occurs in some mss only. ↩
2Istros FGrH 334 F2 (longer, but with some textual corruption, in Harpok.). ↩

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λ86Λαμπάδιονtorchlet λ87Λαμπάδιον περὶ τὸ σφυρόνlint-bandage round the ankle λ88Λαμπάδοςof a torch, torch's λ89Λαμπετόωντιgleaming, shining λ90Λαμπηδόνοςbrilliance, lustre

Revision history6 revisions · last 2 Apr 2020

2 Apr 2020coding — Catharine Roth
1 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
12 Jul 2011tweak — Catharine Roth
11 Jul 2011updated and rearranged notes; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
26 Oct 2003augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
24 Oct 2003Added keyword; set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
5 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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