Πηκτόν

built, compacted

Translated by David Whitehead28 Jun 2004Vetting: high6 revisions

6 words

[sc. Referring to] a prepared plough.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πηκτόν· τὸ κατασκευαστὸν ἄροτρον.

Betacode

*phkto/n: to\ kataskeuasto\n a)/rotron.

Notes

Identified by Adler as an Homeric gloss. (The headword, neuter singular, is applied to a plough three times in Homer: Iliad 10.353 and 13.703, Odyssey 13.32.)
cf. generally pi 1501.

Linked from2 entries

κ1747Κλεῖε πηκτὰ δωμάτωνclose the barriers of the houseMeaning close the doors. Homer [writes]: "doors tightly fitted".
π1501Πηκτήcream-cheeseIn the Epigrams: "to Peitho and the Paphian [goddess] a cream-cheese and honeycombs from beehives [. . .] the cowherd has dedicated". And a type of licentious contrivance. Also [sc. attested is the plural] phktai/, a…

Neighbouring entries

π1501Πηκτήcream-cheese π1502Πηκτίςharp π1503Πηκτόνbuilt, compacted π1504ΠηλαγόνοςPelagon's; of Pelagon π1505Πηλακισμόςmud-slinging

Revision history6 revisions · last 3 Oct 2013

3 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
29 Sep 2011Revised — David Whitehead
6 Aug 2010expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
6 Oct 2005added keyword — Catharine Roth
29 Jun 2004x-ref — David Whitehead
28 Jun 2004set status — Catharine Roth
28 Jun 2004Translated — David Whitehead