Μινύωρον

short-lived

Translated by David Whitehead22 Jul 2009Vetting: high6 revisions

6 words

Translation

[Meaning living] for a short [time].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μινύωρον· ἐπ' ὀλίγον.

Betacode
*minu/wron: e)p' o)li/gon. 

Notes

  1. Adjective used of a prematurely dead child. For instances -- accusative case, as apparently also here -- see Triphiodorus, Capture of Troy 646 (on Astyanax, alpha 4260) and Greek Anthology 7.481.1 (Philitas).
    cf. generally mu 1099, mu 1100.

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Revision history6 revisions · last 10 Sep 2020
  1. tweaked note — Catharine Roth
  2. coding — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. Revised — David Whitehead
  5. tweak — David Whitehead
  6. set status — Catharine Roth
  7. Translated — David Whitehead

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