Ποιήεσαν

grassy

Translated by Catharine Roth28 May 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 3 words

Translation

[Meaning] grain-bearing.1
Plant-like.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ποιήεσαν· σιτοφόρον. βοτανώδη.

Betacode
*poih/esan: sitofo/ron. botanw/dh. 

Notes (2)

  1. cf. pi 3074, pi 3076.
  2. 1The headword is an epic adjective in the feminine accusative singular, better spelled with double sigma poih/essan. Same or similarly glossing in Photius, Hesychius, and other lexica. ↩
  3. 2From a scholion on Homer, Iliad 9.150, where the headword occurs (web address 1); cf. Hesychius. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. upgraded link — Catharine Roth
  3. x-refs; tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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