Πύον
pus
Translated by William Hutton16 Sep 2013Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning discharge coming from] a wound.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πύον· τὸ ἕλκος.
Betacode
*pu/on: to\ e(/lkos.
Notes
- Likewise in ps.-Herodian, Epimerismi 115, and (according to Adler) Lexicon Ambrosianum 1545.
The headword is a neuter noun, not to be confused with pi 3179.
Linked from2 entries
- π3138ΠύθωI putrefy[Meaning] I rot. Also [attested is] the [participle] 'putrefying', [meaning] rotting. Hence also the 'Pythia', because the body of the serpent rotted in that place. Lycus of Neapolis also says that pu=on ['pus'] gets…
- π3179Πῦοςbeestings[Meaning] that which has been milked before the milk, metabolized blood, milk itself, milky liquid. Some [say it is] fresh milk boiled with yesterday's milk. Aristophanes [writes]: "there is also some beestings inside…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 23 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note and keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton