Ὄμπνιος
nourishing, of grain
Translated by Catharine Roth22 Dec 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. An epithet of] Demeter, since she is responsible for drawing breath [a)napnei=n ].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄμπνιος· ἡ Δημήτηρ, αἰτία οὖσα τοῦ ἀναπνεῖν.
Betacode
*)/ompnios: h( *dhmh/thr, ai)ti/a ou)=sa tou= a)napnei=n.
Notes
- cf. generally (but without explicit mention of Demeter) Hesychius omicron828. (Wentzel attributed this entry to Atticists.) The adjective is derived from
o)/mpnh "cereal, nourishment," and is not related to the verba)napne/w . See generally LSJ s.v., esp. sense I.2 for the epithet of Demeter, attested in Callimachus (and Nonnus).
See also omicron 303, omicron 304, omicron 306, omicron 307.
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].
- ο304Ὄμπνιον ὕδωρflourishing water[Meaning water that is] nourishing, and plentiful. They also say o)mpnihro\n u(/dwr, [also meaning water that is] nourishing.
- 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 history4 revisions · last 17 Jan 2021
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth