Σκιάς

canopy, parasol, sunshade

Translated by David Whitehead12 Oct 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 11 words

[Meaning an] arbour.¹ It also signifies the so-called rotunda in Athens.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σκιάς· ἀναδενδράς. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ τὴν παρὰ Ἀθηναίοις λεγομένην θόλον.

Betacode

*skia/s: a)nadendra/s. shmai/nei de\ kai\ th\n para\ *)aqhnai/ois legome/nhn qo/lon.

Same entry in Photius, similar ones elsewhere.
1Esp. that of a grape-vine. For this glossing term cf. under alpha 1482 and eta 304. ↩
2For the Rotunda (Tholos), in the Athenian agora, see already theta 402 and theta 403. ↩

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