Νεῦρον

sinew, tendon, nerve

Translated by David Whitehead24 Nov 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

25 words
[Meaning] that through which the body's [elements] incline [neu/ei]. Or from the [verb] ne/w ["I spin"]; for the nerves are spun through the whole body.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νεῦρον· δι' οὗ νεύει τὰ κατὰ σῶμα. ἢ παρὰ τὸ νέω· νεῖται γὰρ τὰ νεῦρα δι' ὅλου τοῦ σώματος.

Betacode
*neu=ron: di' ou(= neu/ei ta\ kata\ sw=ma. h)\ para\ to\ ne/w: nei=tai ga\r ta\ neu=ra di' o(/lou tou= sw/matos.

Notes

  1. cf. Orion [Author, Myth] 109.15, Etymologicum Magnum 601.37.
    See also nu 266, nu 267, nu 268, nu 269 (and under iota 378).

Neighbouring entries

ν268Νευρῆφινfrom the sinewν269Νεῦροι θ' Ἱπποπόδες τεboth Neuroi and Horse-feetν270Νεῦρονsinew, tendon, nerveν271Νευροσπαδὴς ἄτρακτοςstring-sped arrowν272Νευσούμενοιabout to swim, in order to swim
Revision history4 revisions · last 19 May 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. x-refs — David Whitehead
  4. tweaks, status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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