Πραπίς

skill, spirit

Translated by Catharine Roth19 Nov 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 8 words
[Meaning] the mind.1 Homer [writes]: "with cunning skills."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πραπίς· ἡ φρήν. Ὅμηρος· εἰδύεσι πραπίδεσσι.

Betacode
*prapi/s: h( frh/n. *(/omhros: ei)du/esi prapi/dessi.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and in a scholion on Homer, Iliad 1.608 (see next note). ↩
  2. 2Homer, Iliad 1.608, where the dative plural occurs in the phrase i)dui/h|si prapi/dessi (web address 1). ↩

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Neighbouring entries

π2220Πρᾶοςgentle, mild, softπ2221Πραότηςgentleness, good temperπ2222Πραπίςskill, spiritπ2223Πράσιςsale, sellingπ2224ΠρασιανόςPrasianos, Prasianus
Revision history3 revisions · last 26 Jun 2014
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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