Πόσις
spouse
Translated by David Whitehead1 Mar 2004Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] husband.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πόσις· ἀνήρ.
Betacode
*po/sis: a)nh/r.
Notes
- Epic/poetic; similarly glossed by other lexica and grammarians (references at Photius pi1115 Theodoridis), and the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 1.15 (web address 1).
Indoeuropean *potis 'lord, master', cf.po/tnia ,despo/ths , Skt. pátis 'lord, master, husband', pátnī 'lady, wife', Lat. potis (sum), etc. (LSJ s.v.)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 10 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note, upgraded link, raised status — Catharine Roth
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead