Μύραινα

sea-eel

Translated by Catharine Roth15 Aug 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 16 words
[Descriptive of a] lecher. [So called] from the animal. "O traitress and deceiver and sea-eel, you."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μύραινα· καταφερής. ἀπὸ τοῦ ζῴου. ὦ προδότι καὶ παράγωγε καὶ μύραινα σύ.

Betacode
*mu/raina: kataferh/s. a)po\ tou= zw/|ou. w)= prodo/ti kai\ para/gwge kai\ mu/raina su/.

Notes (1)

  1. Likewise in Photius (mu599 Theodoridis), and similarly already in Hesychius (mu1884).
  2. 1Comica adespota fr. 595 Kock (516 K.-A.); cf. pi 2370. ↩

Neighbouring entries

μ1430Μύωψhorse-fly; goad, spurμ1431ΜύραMyraμ1432Μύραιναsea-eelμ1433ΜυρεύςMyreusμ1434Μυρίαmyriads
Revision history3 revisions · last 18 May 2016
  1. coding — David Whitehead
  2. expanded notes; more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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