Φυλλίς

leaf; Phyllis

Translated by Ross Scaife ✝31 Oct 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 12 words

[Meaning] that of the tree.
Also [sc. attested is] Phyllis,¹ the musician.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φυλλίς· ἡ τοῦ δένδρου. καὶ Φύλλις, ὁ μουσικός.

Betacode

*fulli/s: h( tou= de/ndrou. kai\ *fu/llis, o( mousiko/s.

Notes (2)

1But differently accented. ↩
2His name is actually Phillis; see the note at sigma 643. ↩

Linked from1 entry

σ643Σκολιόνskolion, scolion[Meaning] a song drunk with wine. Dicaearchus in the [treatise] On Musical Contests says that there are three genres of songs: one kind sung by everyone one by one, sequentially; another sung by the most talented, as it…

Neighbouring entries

φ834ΦυλείδηςPhyleides, Phylides φ835ΦυλήPhyle φ836Φυλλίςleaf; Phyllis φ837Φυλήtribe φ838ΦυλήPhyle

Revision history4 revisions · last 18 Dec 2013

18 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Aug 2010expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
6 Apr 2010tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
1 Nov 2002added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
31 Oct 2002Translated — Ross Scaife ✝