Ῥυμὸς τοῦ ἅρματος
pole of the chariot
Translated by David Whitehead20 Jan 2010Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the timber which extended past the horses as far as the yoke.1 Also a particular weight amongst Rhodians;2 and the 3 stars of the Bear along the tail [sc. as stated] by Heraclitus.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥυμὸς τοῦ ἅρματος· τὸ ἐκτεταμένον ξύλον παρὰ τοὺς ἵππους ἕως τοῦ ζυγοῦ. καὶ στάθμιόν τι παρὰ Ῥοδίοις· καὶ τῆς Ἄρκτου οἱ κατὰ τὴν οὐρὰν γʹ ἀστέρες ὑπὸ Ἡρακλείτου.
Betacode
*(rumo\s tou= a(/rmatos: to\ e)ktetame/non cu/lon para\ tou\s i(/ppous e(/ws tou= zugou=. kai\ sta/qmio/n ti para\ *(rodi/ois: kai\ th=s *)/arktou oi( kata\ th\n ou)ra\n g# a)ste/res u(po\ *(hraklei/tou.
Notes (3)
- 1Similarly in Hesychius (rho500) and, post-Suda, the Etymologicum Magnum (706.35-36); generated by the appearance of the noun
r(umo/s in Homer, Iliad 5.729. In the Hesychius entry (as printed in Latte's edition) the single word 'pole' is the headword, and 'of the chariot' begins the gloss: 'the extended timber of the pole etc.'. The same might be true here. See further, next note. ↩ - 2Such a thing is otherwise unattested -- but NB: in Hesychius rho500 the reading is '(timber), which some call a stemon and stathmion'. Perhaps this Suda contributor knew that 'some' included the Rhodians; or else the clause is corrupt. ↩
- 3On Heraclitus see generally eta 472; on the Bear, alpha 3961. ↩
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