Σητόβρωτος

moth-eaten

Translated by Antonella Ippolito2 Jun 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] worm-eaten.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σητόβρωτος· σκωληκόβρωτος.

Betacode

*shto/brwtos: skwlhko/brwtos.

Notes

A Biblical (LXX) entry, probably from the Synagoge; cf. Job 13.28, Epistle of James 5.2.
From sh/s (genitive se/os or shto\s; cf. sigma 338; Hesychius sigma528, sigma471), 'moth'.

Linked from2 entries

σ349Σητώμεναbeing consumed[Meaning things] being eaten. [Note also] *shta/w, [which contracts into] shtw=, a verb.
τ1040Τριχοβρῶτεςhair-eaters[A 'hair-eater' is] a creature which eats hairs, [i.e.] moths, a woodworm.

Neighbouring entries

σ346Σητάνειος ἄρτοςspring-wheat bread, sifted bread σ347ΣηταῖονSetaion, Setaeum σ348Σητόβρωτοςmoth-eaten σ349Σητώμεναbeing consumed σ350Σῆψαιto rot

Revision history5 revisions · last 25 May 2016

25 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
21 Nov 2014cosmetics — Catharine Roth
24 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
17 Aug 2011cosmetics — David Whitehead
4 Jun 2006tweaked headword and tr; cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Jun 2006Translated — Antonella Ippolito