Μίτιος

Mitios, Mitius

Translated by David Whitehead12 Dec 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

5 words

A name of a city.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μίτιος· ὄνομα πόλεως.

Betacode

*mi/tios: o)/noma po/lews.

Notes

Probably, though not demonstrably, the same as the 'Mitos' cited under mu 1135; either way, unattested outside lexicography. Possibilities for identification include Mideia (see under mu 880) and Bruttian Meto.

Linked from1 entry

μ1135Μίτοςthread[Meaning] a very thin string. And [sc. there is] a proverb: "life hangs by a fine thread." It also signifies a name of a city. It should always be found with a short i. "Thus may you rescue me from all-insomniac…

Neighbouring entries

μ1132Μίσχοςhusk, shell, stalk; hoe, spade μ1133Μιτάτωρmetator μ1134ΜίτιοςMitios, Mitius μ1135Μίτοςthread μ1136Μίτραmitre

Revision history4 revisions · last 24 May 2013

24 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
26 Jul 2009tweaked and expanded note — David Whitehead
8 Aug 2006expanded note — David Whitehead
26 Aug 2003Revised — Catharine Roth
12 Dec 2002Translated — David Whitehead