Πίτνα

was spreading out

Translated by David Whitehead14 Apr 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

5 words

[Meaning he/she/it] was stretching out.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πίτνα· ἐξέτεινε.

Betacode

*pi/tna: e)ce/teine.

Notes

The headword, an unaugmented third person singular imperfect of pi/tnhmi (an epic/poetic form of peta/nnumi), is quoted from Homer, Iliad 21.7 (web address 1); Hera creates a fog. Similar glosses in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and in a scholion on this verse.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π1663ΠιτθεύςPittheus, Pitthian π1664ΠιτθείδηςPittheides π1665Πίτναwas spreading out π1666Πιττουμένωνbeing pitched π1667Πιτυάνηpityane

Revision history4 revisions · last 19 Apr 2015

19 Apr 2015coding — Catharine Roth
4 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
15 Apr 2010expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
15 Apr 2010added link, expanded note, set status — Catharine Roth
14 Apr 2010Translated — David Whitehead