Νεωκόρος
temple warden
Translated by Nick Nicholas31 Aug 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] he who adorns the temple and keeps it good repair.1
But not he who sweeps [it].
But not he who sweeps [it].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νεωκόρος· ὁ τὸν ναὸν κοσμῶν καὶ εὐτρεπίζων. ἀλλ' οὐχ ὁ σαρῶν.
Betacode
*newko/ros: o( to\n nao\n kosmw=n kai\ eu)trepi/zwn. a)ll' ou)x o( sarw=n.
Notes (1)
- See under nu 227 (and kappa 2078 for the addendum, lacking in mss AF).
- 1So too in Photius (nu158 Theodoridis) and other lexica. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- κ2078Κόρηmaiden[Meaning] a virgin. [The term comes] from the [verb] korw= ["I sweep out"], [meaning] I cleanse. Also ko/rh, the pupil of the eye; through which the fluid is emitted so as to perceive visible things. But ko/rh could…
- ν227Νεωκορήσειwill act as temple wardenOccasionally [used] instead of [he/she/it] will rob a temple. For they say korei=n ["to sweep"] [when they mean] to beautify, to sweep clean, and to sweep out. And e)kkorhqei/hs ["may you be swept out"] is said for…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Nick Nicholas