Πολυλήϊος
many-cropped
Translated by Patrick Manuello13 Aug 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning someone] having many possessions.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολυλήϊος· πολλὰ κτήματα ἔχων.
Betacode
*polulh/i+os: polla\ kth/mata e)/xwn.
Notes
- cf. Hesychius p12881, and the scholia to Homer, Iliad 5.613, where this composite adjective occurs (of Amphios, a Trojan warrior killed by Ajax).
Its etymology is connected with the nounlh/ion , "standing crop" (see e.g. Homer, Iliad 2.147; Hesiod, Shield 288; Herodotus 1.19.1), so that it literally means "with many cornfields".
It is used both for persons and geographical regions; for references see LSJ s.v. (web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- supplemented note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- supplied headword; streamlined note; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Patrick Manuello