Σητάνειος ἄρτος
spring-wheat bread, sifted bread
Translated by David Whitehead1 Nov 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[So called] from [the verb] sh/qw , I sift.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σητάνειος ἄρτος· ἐκ τοῦ σήθω, τὸ κοσκινίζω.
Betacode
*shta/neios a)/rtos: e)k tou= sh/qw, to\ koskini/zw.
Notes
- cf. sigma 296 (and sigma 344). See generally LSJ s.v.: "the exact meaning and spelling of
shta/neios are uncertain".
For sifting/sieving cf. kappa 2136.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref — David Whitehead
- betacode cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead