Μάρτυροι
witnesses
Translated by Nick Nicholas18 Apr 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. The word occurs] in Homer. From the nominative [sc. singular] ma/rturos .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μάρτυροι· παρ' Ὁμήρῳ. ἀπὸ τῆς μάρτυρος εὐθείας.
Betacode
*ma/rturoi: par' *(omh/rw|. a)po\ th=s ma/rturos eu)qei/as.
Notes
- Epic variant of
ma/rtus (often referring to what the gods witness).
The nominative plural headwordma/rturoi occurs five times in the Iliad (e.g. 1.338) and twice in the Odyssey; see also Hesiod, Shield 20.
For the substance of the entry see already Herodian, De Prosodia Catholica p. 47 Lentz,peri\ o)noma/twn p. 615 Lentz,peri\ kli/sews o)noma/twn p. 747 Lentz. Herodian's claim is based on the singular nominativee)pima/rturos in Iliad 7.76.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 8 May 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Nick Nicholas