Φίλυρα

lime

Translated by David Whitehead27 Apr 2003Vetting: high2 revisions

4 words

A kind of tree.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φίλυρα· ὄνομα δένδρου.

Betacode

*fi/lura: o)/noma de/ndrou.

Notes

Cf. phi 459.

Linked from1 entry

φ459Φιλύρινος Κινησίαςlimewood KinesiasThis man was a dithyrambic poet. "Lime-wood" means green -- for the lime-tree [is] green; or light, as if to suggest that a dithyrambic poet creates worthless, light things; and indeed this wood [is] light and…

Neighbouring entries

φ456Φίλυδραwater-loving [ones]φ457ΦιλύλλιοςPhilyllios, Philyllius φ458Φίλυραlime φ459Φιλύρινος Κινησίαςlimewood Kinesias φ460Φιμινάλιαtrousers

Revision history2 revisions · last 14 Jun 2004

14 Jun 2004Revised — David Whitehead
19 Jan 2004set status — Catharine Roth
27 Apr 2003Translated — David Whitehead