Πλοχμός

braid

Translated by Catharine Roth24 Oct 2012Vetting: high2 revisions

5 words

[Meaning a] lock of hair.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πλοχμός· πλόκαμος.

Betacode

*ploxmo/s: plo/kamos.

Notes

The headword ploxmo/s is an epic/poetic equivalent of the gloss plo/kamos (pi 1785, cf. pi 1788), found mainly in the plural.
Similar glossing in Hesychius, the Etymologicum Magnum (677.9), and a scholion on Homer, Iliad 17.52.

Linked from2 entries

π1784Πλοκαμίςlock of hair"Instead of a lock of hair, Far-shooter, may beauty be upon you."
π1787Πλόκονplait[Meaning a] braid [made] out of hairs. "Artemis [...], a maiden dedicated this her own plait of hair to you, [...] after she had cut off a lovely lock of hair."

Neighbouring entries

π1799ΠλούτωνPluto π1800Πλόχανονbasket, winnowing-fan π1801Πλοχμόςbraid π1802Πλωάςfloating, sailing π1803ΠλωθεύςPlotheus, Plotheian

Revision history2 revisions · last 7 Oct 2013

7 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
24 Oct 2012modified and expanded note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Oct 2012Translated — Catharine Roth