Μῆλα
sheep
Translated by Catharine Roth8 Jul 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μῆλα· πάντα τὰ τετράποδα. ὅθεν καὶ πᾶσα βύρσα μηλωτὴ καλεῖται.
Betacode
*mh=la: pa/nta ta\ tetra/poda. o(/qen kai\ pa=sa bu/rsa mhlwth\ kalei=tai.
Notes (2)
Linked from3 entries
- μ917Μῆλαsheep[sc. The term comes] from the [verb] me/lw ["I care"], [meaning] I take thought for, me/la and mh=la, those which are worthy of attention [epimeleia]. Homer [writes]: "herding his fine-fleeced sheep". Meaning having…
- μ934Μῆλονsheep; apple, quinceThe herd-animal. Also the fruit. In the Epigrams: "I [am] a ripe quince still kept in its new skin from early summer, spotless, unwrinkled, downy [as newborn ones], growing on the end of leafy branches."
- μ941ΜηλωτήsheepskinA belt [made] out of skin.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 21 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded primary note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth