Σῆμα

sign

Translated by Antonella Ippolito27 Mar 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] a tomb.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σῆμα· ὁ τάφος.

Betacode
*sh=ma: o( ta/fos. 

Notes

  1. This headword has several related senses (see LSJ s.v.), one of which is the 'sign' or marker of a burial. See also kappa 2722, sigma 312, and cf. Hesychius sigma492 (and other lexica) and esp. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 6.419, where the headword occurs.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Dec 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  3. added cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — Antonella Ippolito

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