Πτερύγιον

pinnacle

Translated by David Whitehead3 Mar 2004Vetting: high6 revisions

3 words
[Meaning an] akroterion.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πτερύγιον· ἀκρωτήριον.

Betacode
*pteru/gion: a)krwth/rion.

Notes

  1. Literally wing-tip.
    From glosses on Matthew 4.5 (cf. Luke 4.9): the devil tempts Jesus to throw himself from the pteru/gion of the temple.
    See also phi 116 and (for a different sense of this headword) theta 290.

Neighbouring entries

π3017Πτερυγίζεινto flap one's wingsπ3018Πτερυγίζωνflapping, flutteringπ3019Πτερύγιονpinnacleπ3020Πτερυλλίδωνof little winged onesπ3021ΠτείρωI sneeze
Revision history6 revisions · last 25 May 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. another keyword — David Whitehead
  5. augmented notes — David Whitehead
  6. modified translation, betacoding in note, set status — William Hutton
  7. Translated — David Whitehead

Keyboard shortcuts

j
Next entry
k
Previous entry
g
Toggle Greek
/
Search
?
Show shortcuts