Ὀφείδιον

mini-serpent, snakelet

Translated by David Whitehead29 Dec 2003Vetting: high2 revisions

2 words

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀφείδιον.

Betacode

*)ofei/dion.

Notes

Diminutive of o)/fis (omicron 1007), excerpted from omicron 1002.

Linked from1 entry

ο1002Ὄφεις παρείαςreddish-brown snakesThose which have raised cheeks [pareiai/]. They are thought to be gentle and not to harm humans, but to eat vipers and to be sacred in the mysteries. Also [attested is] o)fei/dion ["little snake"] in the diminutive.…

Neighbouring entries

ο996Ὀφέλλωσινthey would advance ο997ὈφέλτιοςOpheltios, Opheltius ο998Ὀφείδιονmini-serpent, snakelet ο999Ὀφειλέτηςdebtor ο1000Ὀφειλήdebt

Revision history2 revisions · last 3 Aug 2004

3 Aug 2004augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
8 Feb 2004set status — Catharine Roth
29 Dec 2003Translated — David Whitehead