Φοινήεις

blood-red, bloody

Translated by David Whitehead2 Nov 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φοινήεις.

Betacode

*foinh/eis.

Notes

This headword adjective, here nominative, appears with a gloss (foneutiko/s) in ps.-Zonaras. The accusative singular occurs in Homer, Iliad 12.202 (repeated at 12.220), of a serpent (web address 1); the adjective is also used by Moschus and Nicander.
cf. generally phi 785.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

φ780Φοῖβοςradiant, Phoebus, Phoibos φ781Φοιδεράτοιconfederates, allies φ782Φοινήειςblood-red, bloody φ783Φοινικᾶpurple φ784Φοινικελίτηςpurple-twisting

Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Dec 2013

18 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
3 Nov 2010expanded note — David Whitehead
3 Nov 2010expanded note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
2 Nov 2010Translated — David Whitehead