Σκῆτις

Sketis, Scetis

Translated by David Whitehead22 Oct 2004Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words
[genitive] *skh/tews.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σκῆτις, Σκήτεως.

Betacode
*skh=tis, *skh/tews.

Notes

  1. An area of the Egyptian desert SW of the Nile Delta (Barrington Atlas Map 74 grid C3), famous as a center of Christian monasticism from earliest times until the present (see web address 1 for the contemporary monastery of St. Macarius, and cf. nu 434).

External resources

Neighbouring entries

σ585ΣκήρωνSkeron, Skironσ586ΣκηρωνεύςSkeroneus, Skeronianσ587ΣκῆτιςSketis, Scetisσ588Σκήψαςhaving hurled; having allegedσ589Σκῆψιςexcuse, pretext
Revision history5 revisions · last 18 Aug 2011
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. added keyword — Catharine Roth
  3. augmented note, with link — Catharine Roth
  4. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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