Οἰκοδομία

building-work

Translated by Jennifer Benedict22 Jun 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 12 words

The Attic writers read this [word] oxytone.¹ But oi)kodomh/ is not said.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Οἰκοδομία· οἱ Ἀττικοὶ ὀξυτόνως αὐτὸ ἀναγινώσκουσιν. οἰκοδομὴ δὲ οὐκ εἴρηται.

Betacode

*oi)kodomi/a: oi( *)attikoi\ o)cuto/nws au)to\ a)naginw/skousin. oi)kodomh\ de\ ou)k ei)/rhtai.

Notes (2)

1From the scholia to Thucydides 1.93.2 (which say 'some' do this), where the headword occurs. ↩
2*oi)kodomh/ (omicroniota 66) is attested in the Epistles of Paul, the Septuagint, and Christian writers; Phrynichus the Atticist says one should use oi)kodo/mhma instead. ↩

Linked from1 entry

οι66ΟἰκοδομήhouseTo build a house and to rear horses appear to be expensive; which is also connected to the Laconian curse. It is this: 'may house and rampart get you, and may your horse and your wife take a lover', all these things…

Neighbouring entries

οι67Οἴκοθιat home οι68Οἰκοδομήματα ἈσσύριαAssyrian buildings οι69Οἰκοδομίαbuilding-work οι70ΟἰκοδομῶI build οι71Οἰκονομίαdispensation, economy

Revision history5 revisions · last 21 Mar 2021

21 Mar 2021cross-reference — Catharine Roth
21 Mar 2021expanded note — Catharine Roth
21 Mar 2021expanded note — Catharine Roth
5 Aug 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
23 Jun 2003added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Jun 2003Translated — Jennifer Benedict