Νεφροὶ

kidneys

Translated by Catharine Roth17 Sep 2009Vetting: high5 revisions

13 words

[Kidneys] of the body: [the organs] into which the urine [ou)=ron] flows [nei/fetai].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νεφροὶ σώματος· εἰς οὓς νείφεται τὸ οὖρον.

Betacode

*nefroi\ sw/matos: ei)s ou(\s nei/fetai to\ ou)=ron.

Notes

cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 21.204, where the phrase dhmo\n ... e)pinefri/dion ('fat surrounding the kidneys'; cf. epsilon 2486) occurs.
For kidneys see also nu 279. On nei/fw "snow" as used of flowing liquid (rain) see nu 273.
This entry is a marginal addition in ms M.

Linked from1 entry

ν279Νεφροίkidneys[Meaning] thoughts. Since the kidneys stir up appetites below the stomach, from there the thoughts of desire arise.

Neighbouring entries

ν278Νέφοςcloud ν279Νεφροίkidneys ν280Νεφροὶkidneys ν281Νείατοςuttermost, lowest ν282Νείαιραabdomen, abdominal

Revision history5 revisions · last 30 Oct 2020

30 Oct 2020Revised — Catharine Roth
30 Oct 2020expanded note with cross-reference — Catharine Roth
7 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
18 Sep 2009another x-ref — David Whitehead
18 Sep 2009augmented notes — David Whitehead
17 Sep 2009Translated — Catharine Roth