Σκαληνός

odd, scalene

Translated by David Whitehead13 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 19 words
[Meaning] uneven.1
Also [sc. attested is the neuter] scalene, a geometrical figure, in the manner of a ladder [skala].2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σκαληνός· ἄνισος. καὶ Σκαληνόν, γεωμετρικὸν σχῆμα, δίκην σκάλας.

Betacode
*skalhno/s: a)/nisos. kai\ *skalhno/n, gewmetriko\n sxh=ma, di/khn ska/las.

Notes (2)

  1. 1cf. the scholia to Plato, Euthyphro 12D, where the headword occurs (of an odd number). ↩
  2. 2For skala see sigma 520. In LSJ s.v., however, there is a suggested link between 'scalene' and skolio/s (bent, crooked). ↩

Neighbouring entries

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Revision history3 revisions · last 29 Dec 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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