Μελάνυδρος
black-watered, dark-watered
Translated by Kyle Helms5 May 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μελάνυδρος· βαθεῖα, κυρίως δὲ καθαροῦ ὕδατος.
Betacode
*mela/nudros: baqei=a, kuri/ws de\ kaqarou= u(/datos.
Notes (2)
- 1The adjective "deep" is here feminine,
baqei=a , probably presupposing the nounkrh/nh "spring". The headword itself,mela/nudros , is an epic epithet of springs. See e.g. Homer, Odyssey 20.158: "twenty women went to the black-watered spring" (ai( me\n e)ei/kosi bh=san e)pi\ krh/nhn mela/nudron ). Same or similar entry in other lexica (see the references at Photius mu221 Theodoridis), and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 9.14 (another "black-watered spring"). ↩ - 2i.e. the water looks black from its depth. See LSJ s.v. (= web address 1 below). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 14 May 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented n.1; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Kyle Helms