Φάλαγξ
venomous spider
Translated by Catharine Roth11 Dec 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φάλαγξ· θηλυκῶς, ὁ ἀράχνης. Πλάτων Ἑλλάδι· ἐοίκασιν ἡμῖν οἱ νόμοι τούτοισι τοῖσι λεπτοῖς ἀραχνίοις, ἃ τοῖσι τοίχοισιν ἡ φάλαγξ ὑφαίνει.
Betacode
*fa/lagc: qhlukw=s, o( a)ra/xnhs. *pla/twn *(ella/di: e)oi/kasin h(mi=n oi( no/moi tou/toisi toi=si leptoi=s a)raxni/ois, a(\ toi=si toi/xoisin h( fa/lagc u(fai/nei.
Notes (1)
Linked from4 entries
- ρ254Ῥώξrhox, rox, rhax, rax; malmignatte[r(w/c, genitive] r(wgo/s: a kind of venomous spider.
- φ31Φάλαγγεςphalanxes[Meaning] rows, ranks. But some [say] it is a hoplite multitude [formed] out of several ranks of soldiers. Also a term for the joints of the fingers; and frameworks of a ship. Some also [call] rounded and symmetrical…
- φ34ΦάλαγξphalanxA small spider. Also 'phalanges' is a name they give to the tips of the fingers, as Aristophanes says in Frogs: "spiders that whirl with your fingers the loom-stretched threads". Also a military unit [formed] out of…
- φ37ΦαλάγγιαtarantulasThe tarantula is a certain kind of poisonous creature.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 3 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth