Νηλής

pitiless, ruthless

Translated by Catharine Roth22 Aug 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

4 words

[Meaning someone] lacking pity.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νηλής· ὁ ἀνηλεής.

Betacode

*nhlh/s: o( a)nhleh/s.

Notes

From the negative prefix *ne and e)leos "pity"; cf. nu 311.
Same or similar glossing in ps.-Herodian, Hesychius nu, and a scholion on Homer, Iliad 3.292, where the headword occurs in the dative (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

Neighbouring entries

ν311Νηλεῶςpitilessly ν312ΝηλεύςNeleus ν313Νηλήςpitiless, ruthless ν314Νηλίπουςbarefoot ν315Νηλιτήςnelites

Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Nov 2020

4 Nov 2020cross-reference — Catharine Roth
9 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Aug 2009another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Aug 2009Translated — Catharine Roth