Νημερτές

unerring

Translated by Catharine Roth21 Jan 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 10 words

Translation

[Meaning something that is] true.1
Also [sc. attested is] nhmerth/s.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νημερτές· ἀληθές. καὶ Νημερτής.

Betacode
*nhmerte/s: a)lhqe/s. kai\ *nhmerth/s. 

Notes (2)

  1. Epic compound of archaic form, from ne- and the root of a(marta/nw.
  2. 1Neuter nominative/accusative singular, often used as an adverb in epic; same or similar glossing in other lexica (references at Photius nu187 Theodoridis) and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.514. ↩
  3. 2Masculine nominative singular. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 6 Nov 2020
  1. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  2. expanded n.1; tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — Catharine Roth
  4. augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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