Ὁλοκαυτώματα
holocausts, whole burnt-offerings
Translated by Ross Scaife ✝28 May 2002Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the sacrifice [of that name].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὁλοκαυτώματα· ἡ θυσία.
Betacode
*(olokautw/mata: h( qusi/a.
Notes
- Likewise in ps.-Herodian.
The headword literally means sacrifices where the offering is wholly (holo-) burnt-up. (In Greek religion, at any rate, it was more usual to burn only what was inedible and eat the rest). See generally LSJ s.v.
cf. epsilon 1094, pi 1544.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 24 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ross Scaife ✝