Ὀμφαλόν
navel
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Jan 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀμφαλόν· τὸ μεσαίτατον. καὶ Ὀμφάλιον ἀσπίδος, τὸ μεσαίτατον αὐτῆς.
Betacode
*)omfalo/n: to\ mesai/taton. kai\ *)omfa/lion a)spi/dos, to\ mesai/taton au)th=s.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica (and scholia to epic and tragedy); references at Photius omicron322 Theodoridis. ↩
- 2Already under omicron 316. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- ο316Ὀμφαλητομίαcutting the umbilical cord, omphalotomy[sc. This term arises] when the midwives cut off the umbilical cord of the infant. And these [midwives] are called o)mfalhto/moi ["omphalotomists"]. Also [sc. attested is] o)mfa/lion, [meaning] the boss of the shield.…
- ο318Ὀμφαλόςnavel, umbilical cordIt is like a kind of root of the fetus: for through it [the fetus] grows and is nourished. "Your umbilical cord was not cut."
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Revision history2 revisions · last 30 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth