Σφαιρωτήρ
strap
Translated by David Whitehead5 Jun 2014Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a sandal's latchet. In effect, the thong of a shoe.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σφαιρωτήρ· σανδαλίου ζινίχιον. οἷον τὸ λωρίον τοῦ ὑποδήματος.
Betacode
*sfairwth/r: sandali/ou zini/xion. oi(=on to\ lwri/on tou= u(podh/matos.
Notes (1)
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius sigma855 Theodoridis. This is sense #1 in LSJ s.v.
sfairwth/r , a masculine noun also found assfurwth/r (as if fromsfura/ "ankle", sigma 1761).
Adler classifies the entry as a 'gl[ossa] sacra', butsfairwth/r in LXX Exodus 25.31-36 is LSJ's sense #2, a ball/knob/sphere ornamenting a pillar. - 1cf. zeta 101. ↩
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- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; raised status — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead