Πομπόν

conductor, escort, guide

Translated by David Whitehead8 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

10 words

[Meaning him who is a] fellow-traveller, and sending [someone] ahead.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πομπόν· συνοδοιπόρον, καὶ προπέμποντα.

Betacode

*pompo/n: sunodoipo/ron, kai\ prope/mponta.

Notes

Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius pi1080 Theodoridis. The headword, in the accusative case, is extracted from Homer, Iliad 13.416 (web address 1), where it is used of someone taking a dead man into the underworld.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π2026Πομπήνescort, procession, provision π2027ΠομπίλιοςPompilius π2028Πομπόνconductor, escort, guide π2029Πομποστολεῖsends a procession π2030ΠομπώνιοςPomponius

Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Oct 2013

9 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
11 Jul 2011added keyword, raised status — Catharine Roth
10 Aug 2010expanded note — David Whitehead
10 Aug 2010added link, set status — Catharine Roth
8 Aug 2010Translated — David Whitehead