Μιαρία

defilement

Translated by William Hutton20 Jul 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 13 words

[Meaning] uncleanliness.¹
"The defilement of the smoke and the unpleasantness of the dung."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μιαρία· ἡ ἀκαθαρσία. τὴν μιαρίαν τοῦ καπνοῦ καὶ τὴν ὄχλησιν τῆς κόπρου.

Betacode

*miari/a: h( a)kaqarsi/a. th\n miari/an tou= kapnou= kai\ th\n o)/xlhsin th=s ko/prou.

Notes (2)

1cf. Hesychius mu1316 s.v. miarai\ h(me/rai. ↩
2Quotation (in which the headword appears in the accusative case) unidentifiable. For 'unpleasantness' see omicron 1054. ↩

Linked from1 entry

μ1027Μιαροίdefiled[Meaning they who are] unpleasant, disgusting. "The dragon came forward from the inner sanctum and licked the blood off them and cleansed the wounds, so that they would never be looked on as defiled from the filth." And…

Neighbouring entries

μ1024Μία μάστιξ πάντας ἐλαύνειone whip drives everyone μ1025Μιαρὰ κεφαλήfoul head μ1026Μιαρίαdefilement μ1027Μιαροίdefiled μ1028Μίασμαpollution

Revision history2 revisions · last 22 May 2013

22 May 2013another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2009x-ref; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2009Translated — William Hutton