Ὄρχεις

testicles

Translated by John Dant20 Aug 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

8 words
Plural. Also [sc. attested is] o)rxei/dion ["mini-testicle"], diminutive.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὄρχεις· πληθυντικόν. καὶ Ὀρχείδιον, ὑποκοριστικόν.

Betacode
*)/orxeis: plhquntiko/n. kai\ *)orxei/dion, u(pokoristiko/n.

Notes

  1. On the (commonplace) primary headword see generally LSJ s.v. o)/rxis. The secondary one is more usually found in the form o)rxi/dion; so e.g. at nu 370.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Jul 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. cosmetics — Catharine Roth
  3. notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — John Dant

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