Ῥίζα
root
Translated by Catharine Roth13 Sep 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
and [sc. also attested is] r(i/zwma .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥίζα καὶ Ῥίζωμα.
Betacode
*(ri/za kai\ *(ri/zwma.
Notes
- The primary headword is feminine, the secondary one neuter. Each has both literal and applied/figurative senses. In the case of
r(i/zwma [rhizome, root-mass; stem, race], it was used by early philosophers such as Empedocles to designate the elements: see LSJ s.v.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 24 Aug 2011
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth