Πετρήεσσα

rocky

Translated by Catharine Roth20 Feb 2012Vetting: high2 revisions

3 words

[Meaning] stony, deep.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πετρήεσσα· πετρώδης, βαθεῖα.

Betacode

*petrh/essa: petrw/dhs, baqei=a.

Notes

Feminine nominative singular of petrh/eis, epic epithet for places. Same or similar glossing in other lexica (references at Photius pi822 Theodoridis), and in a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 4.844, where the headword is used (of the islet of Asteris near Ithaca: web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π1401Πετρηδόνrock-fashion, rock-like π1402ΠετραίαPetraia, Petraea π1403Πετρήεσσαrocky π1404ΠέτραPetra π1405Πετρόβολονstone-thrower

Revision history2 revisions · last 1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Feb 2012expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
20 Feb 2012Translated — Catharine Roth