Σκῆπτρον
sceptre
Translated by David Whitehead22 Oct 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] royal staff.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σκῆπτρον· βασιλικὴ ῥάβδος.
Betacode
*skh=ptron: basilikh\ r(a/bdos.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica, and see also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.28. This sense is common in epic: see LSJ s.v.
cf. (e.g.) kappa 1545, omicron 593, sigma 575, sigma 582.
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