Φυτηκόμος
plant-tender
Translated by William Hutton20 Feb 2011Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φυτηκόμος· ὁ φυτοκόμος, ὁ φυτουργός. καὶ ὁ σύνδενδρος τόπος. διὰ τὸ τοῖς φυτοῖς κομᾶν.
Betacode
*futhko/mos: o( futoko/mos, o( futourgo/s. kai\ o( su/ndendros to/pos. dia\ to\ toi=s futoi=s koma=n.
Notes (3)
- Likewise in the Synagoge and Photius' Lexicon; and cf. (e.g.) Hesychius phi1070.
- 1Both the headword and this first gloss are variations on the same combination of roots for "plant" (
fut- ) and "tend" (kom- ). Both are attested only in later Greek, though the headword and its derivatives somewhat earlier (Aelius Aristides, Oppian, etc.). In the original Greek it is actually the element meaning "plant" that differs slightly. ↩ - 2A favourite glossing phrase in the Suda: see already under alpha 1410, delta 1530, delta 1544, epsilon 824, sigma 1421, upsilon 94. ↩
- 3This second meaning and/or etymology arises from the similarity of the stem meaning tend (
kom- ) and the verb meaning "have long hair" (koma=n ), which also has the metaphorical meaning of "have lush foliage" in reference to trees and shrubs. Hence the translation here "being leafy". ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 31 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton