Μήνη

Mene, moon

Translated by Catharine Roth29 Dec 2001Vetting: high3 revisions

5 words
[Meaning] the moon/the shining one.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μήνη· σελήνη.

Betacode
*mh/nh: selh/nh.

Notes

  1. Likewise in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon: see the references at Photius mu400 Theodoridis. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 23.455, where the headword occurs.
    Feminine form from the root *men-, used in poetry; cf. mu 861, sigma 205. LSJ entry at web address 1.

External resources

Neighbouring entries

μ948Μηναγύρτηςmonthly collectorμ949ΜηνᾶςMenasμ950ΜήνηMene, moonμ951Μηνίαbe wrathfulμ952Μῆνιγξdura mater; meninx
Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Apr 2015
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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