Πεδικά

Plains

Translated by David Whitehead14 Dec 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

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A portion of Attica. It used to be called this from its attribute. It also had grazing for flocks. The word occurs in both Lysias and the other orators.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πεδικά· μοῖρα τῆς Ἀττικῆς. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ οὕτως ἀπὸ τοῦ συμβεβηκότος. εἶχε δὲ καὶ προβάτων νομάς. ἔστι τὸ ὄνομα παρά τε Λυσίᾳ καὶ παρ' ἄλλοις ῥήτορσι.

Betacode
*pedika/: moi=ra th=s *)attikh=s. e)kalei=to de\ ou(/tws a)po\ tou= sumbebhko/tos. ei)=xe de\ kai\ proba/twn noma/s. e)/sti to\ o)/noma para/ te *lusi/a| kai\ par' a)/llois r(h/torsi.

Notes (1)

  1. An abridgement and combination -- already in Photius, Lexicon pi510 -- of Harpokration s.v. *pediaka/ (sic) and pedi/on.
  2. 1Lysias fr. 238 Sauppe, now 292 Carey OCT. ↩

Neighbouring entries

π902ΠεδῆταιCaptives, Fettered-Menπ903ΠεδιεύςPedieus, plainsmanπ904ΠεδικάPlainsπ905Πέδιλαsandalsπ906Πεδινόςplain-like
Revision history6 revisions · last 22 May 2016
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  4. updated note; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  6. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  7. Translated — David Whitehead

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