Ὀστιάριος
ostiarius
Translated by David Whitehead4 Sep 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀστιάριος· εἶδος ἀξιώματος. οἶμαι δὲ διὰ τοῦ ω μεγάλου ὠστιάριος· παρὰ τὸ ὠθεῖν.
Betacode
*)ostia/rios: ei)=dos a)ciw/matos. oi)=mai de\ dia\ tou= w mega/lou w)stia/rios: para\ to\ w)qei=n.
Notes (2)
- See also omicron 712, omega 246.
- 1Doorkeeper; and in the Christian church (as the entry probably has in mind) sexton. See Lewis & Short s.v. ↩
- 2The word is Latin, from ostium "door," not derived from Greek
w)qei=n . ↩
Linked from3 entries
- κ1334Κεντιλίων σχολῆςof the school of the Kentilioi; of the Gentiles' schoolA kind of rank/position.
- ο712Ὀστίαostia[A term for] a door amongst Romans. And from this [comes] ostiarius with an omicron.
- ω246ὨστίαOstiaAncus Marcius when king of the Romans fortified a place near the remainders(?) and near the outflows of the river Tiber. On the shore itself he set up a city, which he named Ostia from the position; as Greeks might say,…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 15 Feb 2021
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- added a note — Catharine Roth
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- supplemented translation — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead