Πολυβότειρα
all-nurturing
Translated by Ronald Allen20 Jun 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] nourishing many.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολυβότειρα· πολλοὺς τρέφουσα.
Betacode
*polubo/teira: pollou\s tre/fousa.
Notes (1)
- The headword is a feminine adjective in the nominative (and vocative) singular; see LSJ s.v. It is an epithet of
xqw/n (the earth) in the epic formpoulubo/teira , as in Homer, Iliad 3.89 with scholion (web address 1), where it appears in the dative singular; cf. Cunliffe s.v., p. 341. (The present form is unattested outside lexicography.) - 1The headword is identically glossed in Photius' Lexicon (pi1033 Theodoridis), Lexica Segueriana 345.16, and Synagoge pi531; cf. Hesychius (and pi 1944). ↩
References
R.J. Cunliffe, A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history5 revisions · last 20 Apr 2015
- coding, tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded primary note — David Whitehead
- typo; x-ref; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ronald Allen