Ὀλίγγος

olingos

Translated by David Whitehead26 Nov 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words
The offpring of locusts.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀλίγγος· ὁ γόνος τῶν ἀκρίδων.

Betacode
*)oli/ggos: o( go/nos tw=n a)kri/dwn.

Notes

  1. Likewise in the Synagoge, Photius (omicron215 Theodoridis), and Lexica Segueriana 316.9. Hesychius omicron542 s.v. o)li/ggoi (not Adler's o)li/gioi) has, more intelligibly, 'a kind of locusts'.
    The headword is unattested outside lexicography.
    For 'locust' see alpha 985.

Neighbouring entries

ο157Ὀλιγοδρανέωνdoing little, powerlessο158Ὀλίγονlittleο159Ὀλίγγοςolingosο160Ὀλιγοστόςvery few, very small, having few companionsο161Ὀλιγότηςfewness, smallness
Revision history4 revisions · last 5 Sep 2014
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. expanded note — David Whitehead
  4. set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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