Μαστός

breast

Translated by Nick Nicholas21 Apr 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 49 words

[Meaning] promontory/headland, protuberance of a mountain.
"For there was a breast on the right of the fort; [he] supposing that, if this were to be occupied, it would turn out useful in many ways later [...]."¹
"There was a breast above them, next to which the narrow road was."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαστός· ἀκρώρεια, ἐξοχὴ ὄρους. ἦν γὰρ ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ φρουρίου μαστός· τοῦτον, εἰ καταληφθείη, πρὸς πολλὰ οἰόμενος ἐν ὑστέρῳ χρήσιμον ἔσεσθαι. μαστὸς ἦν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν, παρ' ὃν ἦν ἡ στενὴ ὁδός.

Betacode

*masto/s: a)krw/reia, e)coxh\ o)/rous. h)=n ga\r e)n decia=| tou= frouri/ou masto/s: tou=ton, ei) katalhfqei/h, pro\s polla\ oi)o/menos e)n u(ste/rw| xrh/simon e)/sesqai. masto\s h)=n u(pe\r au)tw=n, par' o(\n h)=n h( stenh\ o(do/s.

Notes (2)

1Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable. ↩
2Xenophon, Anabasis 4.2.6 (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

μ267Μαστίχηmastic, mastich μ268Μαστιχῖνοςmastichated μ269Μαστόςbreast μ270Μαστροπεύω ΜαστροπείαI pander; pandering μ271Μαστροπόςpander, pimp

Revision history4 revisions · last 17 Jul 2020

17 Jul 2020added a link — Catharine Roth
9 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Apr 2009more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
22 Apr 2009tweaks, keywords, status — Catharine Roth
21 Apr 2009Translated — Nick Nicholas

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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