Ῥῆχος

palisade

Translated by David Whitehead20 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

8 words

[Meaning a] fence/barrier. Herodotus [sc. uses the word].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ῥῆχος· φραγμός. Ἡρόδοτος.

Betacode

*(rh=xos: fragmo/s. *(hro/dotos.

Notes

From glosses on Herodotus 7.142.1 (on the ancient palisade round the Athenian Akropolis: web address 1).
The Attic form is r(axo/s or r(a=xos: the alpha must be long, but the accent is uncertain, according to LSJ s.v.
cf. rho 64.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ρ64Ῥαχίηςof a beach, of a rocky shore[Meaning] of a fence; or [meaning] bindings of fencings. Herodotus [sc. uses the word].

Neighbouring entries

ρ154Ῥῆτραιrhetrai, rhetras ρ155Ῥηχιάδαι ἢ Ῥηχάδαιrhekiadai or rhekadai ρ156Ῥῆχοςpalisade ρ157Ῥίαpeaks ρ158ῬιανόςRhianos, Rhianus

Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Oct 2013

28 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
24 Aug 2011more keywords — David Whitehead
22 Aug 2010x-ref — David Whitehead
20 Aug 2010expanded note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
20 Aug 2010Translated — David Whitehead