Σῆψαι
to rot
Translated by Antonella Ippolito2 Jun 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[It stems] from sh/pw .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σῆψαι· ἐκ τοῦ σήπω.
Betacode
*sh=yai: e)k tou= sh/pw.
Notes
- Aorist 1 infinitive from
sh/pw ("corrupt, rot"). Attested in e.g. Theophrastus (On the Causes of Plants 3.11.6) and medical writers including Galen and Oribasius.
cf. generally sigma 330.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 30 Mar 2017
- translated title — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Antonella Ippolito