Πέλεθρα

pelethra

Translated by David Whitehead15 Apr 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

18 words

[sc. A variant form of] plethra. The plethron is a measure of land, one sixth of a stade.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πέλεθρα· πλέθρα. ἔστι δὲ μέτρον γῆς τὸ πλέθρον, σταδίου ἕκτον.

Betacode

*pe/leqra: ple/qra. e)/sti de\ me/tron gh=s to\ ple/qron, stadi/ou e(/kton.

Notes

The headword, neuter plural, occurs in Homer, Odyssey 1.577 [and Iliad 21.407]; for the glossing, cf. the scholia there. Likewise or similarly in other lexica.
See also pi 1719, pi 1720.

Linked from1 entry

π1719ΠλέθραplethraMeasures of land, i.e. arourai. Or wet and plant-rich places. The plethron has, in cubits, 68 [and] two-thirds.

Neighbouring entries

π934ΠελασγοίPelasgoi, Pelasgi, Pelasgians π935Πελάτηςclient, dependant π936Πέλεθραpelethra π937Πελεκάντιto a woodpecker π938Πέλεκυςaxe

Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Sep 2013

19 Sep 2013Revised — David Whitehead
16 Apr 2010expanded note — David Whitehead
15 Apr 2010cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
15 Apr 2010Translated — David Whitehead