Περγαμηναί

pergamenes

Translated by David Whitehead5 Mar 2010Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 5 words
[Meaning] sheets of parchment,1 skins.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περγαμηναί· αἱ μεμβρᾶναι, αἱ δέρρεις.

Betacode
*pergamhnai/: ai( membra=nai, ai( de/rreis.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword, a feminine nominative plural, is probably quoted from somewhere. For the noun itself see under LSJ s.v. *pe/rgamos, II; and cf. pi 1035 and esp. pi 1036.
  2. 1Transliteration of the Latin word membrana. For its use in Greek cf. e.g. 2 Timothy 4.13. ↩

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π1032Περαντικόςconclusiveπ1033Πέρασις βίουcompletion of lifeπ1034Περγαμηναίpergamenesπ1035Περγάμιονpergamineπ1036ΠέργαμονPergamon, Pergamum
Revision history5 revisions · last 22 May 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. another note; more keywords — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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