Μῆδοι
Medes
Translated by David Whitehead9 Aug 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Name of a people.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μῆδοι· ὄνομα ἔθνους.
Betacode
*mh=doi: o)/noma e)/qnous.
Notes
- The imperial predecessors of the Persians; later a synonym for them (cf. mu 889).
From Old Persian Mada.
Linked from3 entries
- μ880ΜήδηMedeA [feminine] proper name; but Media [is] a country; [and] Mideia [is] a city.
- μ882ΜηδίζωI medize[Meaning] I think as the Medes [= Persians] do. Also [sc. attested is the aorist participle] mhdi/santes ["they having medized"].
- μ889ΜῆδοςMede[A way of referring to] the king of the Persians. Also [the noun mh=dos in lower case means] a piece of advice.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 21 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref; more keywords — David Whitehead
- added note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead