Ὄφις
serpent
Translated by Catharine Roth30 May 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄφις· ἀπὸ τοῦ ἰός, ὄϊς ἐν ὑπερθέσει· καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ φ ὄφις. ζήτει ἐν τῷ Ἀργόλαι.
Betacode
*)/ofis: a)po\ tou= i)o/s, o)/i+s e)n u(perqe/sei: kai\ pleonasmw=| tou= f o)/fis. zh/tei e)n tw=| *)argo/lai.
Notes (2)
- 1This fanciful etymology appears also in Etymologicum Magnum 644.7. ↩
- 2alpha 3781. ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 2 Aug 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth