Ὄμπνιον ὕδωρ
flourishing water
Translated by Catharine Roth23 Dec 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄμπνιον ὕδωρ· τὸ τρόφιμον, καὶ πολύ. λέγεται καὶ Ὀμπνιηρὸν ὕδωρ, τὸ τρόφιμον.
Betacode
*)/ompnion u(/dwr: to\ tro/fimon, kai\ polu/. le/getai kai\ *)ompnihro\n u(/dwr, to\ tro/fimon.
Notes (2)
- See also omicron 303, omicron 305, omicron 306, omicron 307.
- 1Callimachus, Hecale fr. 357, from Aelius Dionysius
*)attika\ o)no/mata omicron17. ↩ - 2i.e. similar phrase but with a different adjective. Attested only here in this precise form, with an iota, but cf. Hesychius omicron833, Photius omicron412 Theodoridis, and the scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.989. ↩
Linked from4 entries
- ο303Ὄμπνιον νέφοςflourishing cloud, nourishing cloud[Meaning one that is] big, large, increased. Sophocles in Theseus [sc. uses the phrase]. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] o)/mpnios xei/r, [meaning] a wealthy [hand].
- ο305Ὄμπνιοςnourishing, of grain[sc. An epithet of] Demeter, since she is responsible for drawing breath [a)napnei=n].
- ο306Ὄμπνιος λειμώνflourishing meadow, nourishing meadow[Meaning sc. one filled with] grain, and the fruits of Demeter: since Demeter is called *)ompni/a.
- ο307Ὄμπνιος χείρflourishing hand, nourishing hand[Meaning] a wealthy hand.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Jan 2021
- modified headword and note — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth