Ὀδός

threshold

Translated by Ronald Allen14 Feb 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 36 words
[o)do/s means the same as] ou)do/s.1 Sophocles [writes]: "after he had arrived at the down-plunging threshold" -- that is, at the doorpost -- "rooted in the earth with brazen [sc. steps]."2 He is speaking about Hades.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀδός· οὐδός. Σοφοκλῆς· ἐπεὶ δ' ἀφῖκτο τὸν καταφράκτην ὀδόν, [τουτέστι τὴν φλιάν], χαλκοῖσι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένον. περὶ τοῦ ᾅδου φησί.

Betacode
*)odo/s: ou)do/s. *sofoklh=s: e)pei\ d' a)fi=kto to\n katafra/kthn o)do/n, [toute/sti th\n flia/n], xalkoi=si gh=qen e)rrizwme/non. peri\ tou= a(/|dou fhsi/.

Notes (2)

  1. The headword is the Attic spelling preference for this masculine noun, here in the nominative singular; see LSJ s.v. ou)do/s. (In the quotation given it appears in the accusative singular.)
  2. 1The gloss is the same grammatical form as the headword, but with the alternative spelling; cf. omicron 826, omicron 287, and chi 193 gloss. ↩
  3. 2Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1590-1 (web address 1), with scholion; the messenger relates to the Chorus how Oedipus stopped to bathe before the underground portal. [Although the Suda transmits katafra/kthn (with a coat of mail, bandaged; see LSJ s.v. katafra/kths), it is apparent that katarra/kthn (down-rushing, sheer, abrupt; see LSJ s.v. katarra/kths) in the received texts is correct.] ↩

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ο44ὈδόμαντεςOdomantes, Odomanti, Odomantiansο45ὉδοποιῶI level, I make passable, I make a road out ofο46Ὀδόςthresholdο47Ὁδόςroadο48Ὁδοῦ παρούσης τὴν ἀτραπὸν ζητεῖςyou are seeking the trail when a road is present
Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Dec 2020
  1. tweaked link — Catharine Roth
  2. tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. tweaks — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — Ronald Allen

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