Μεσαιπόλιος

half-grey, grizzled

Translated by Nick Nicholas31 May 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] mixed-grey.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μεσαιπόλιος· ὁ μιξοπόλιος.

Betacode

*mesaipo/lios: o( micopo/lios.

Notes

The headword adjective -- already under mu 642 -- occurs in Homer, Iliad 13.361, as a description of Idomeneus (web address 1).
The word used to gloss it, micopo/lios, first appears in John Malalas; the scholia ad loc. instead used spartopo/lios, "sprinkled-grey".

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

Neighbouring entries

μ646Μεσάτμῳto a weaver's beam μ647Μεσαύλιονof the (middle of the) courtyard μ648Μεσαιπόλιοςhalf-grey, grizzled μ649Μεσαίτατοςmiddlemost μ650Μεσεγγύημαthird-party pledge

Revision history3 revisions · last 16 May 2013

16 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
1 Jun 2009x-ref; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
1 Jun 2009added link and keywords, set status — Catharine Roth
31 May 2009Translated — Nick Nicholas