Φρίξ

ripple

Translated by David Whitehead8 Nov 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

24 words

Translation

[Meaning] the upward and surface movement of the waves. Or the foam on the surface of the wave, when a wind begins to blow.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φρίξ· ἡ ἄνωθεν καὶ ἐξεπιπολῆς τῶν κυμάτων κίνησις. ἢ ὁ ἐπιπολάζων τῷ κύματι ἀφρός, ὅτε ἄνεμος ἄρχεται πνεῖν.

Betacode
*fri/c: h( a)/nwqen kai\ e)cepipolh=s tw=n kuma/twn ki/nhsis. h)\ o( e)pipola/zwn tw=| ku/mati a)fro/s, o(/te a)/nemos a)/rxetai pnei=n. 

Notes

  1. Same or similar entries in other lexica, and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 7.63 (where the headword occurs in a simile: web address 1).
    See also phi 717 (and already phi 712).

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Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Mar 2023
  1. tweaked note, added a keyword — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. another x-ref — David Whitehead
  4. added link, set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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