Σκόλοψ

spike

Translated by William Hutton26 Feb 2014Vetting: high2 revisions

13 words

[Meaning] a sharp piece of wood. Also those [sc. spikes] of palm trees.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σκόλοψ· ξύλον ὀξύ. καὶ οἱ τῶν φοινίκων.

Betacode

*sko/loy: cu/lon o)cu/. kai\ oi( tw=n foini/kwn.

Notes

= Synagoge sigma130, Photius sigma355 Theodoridis; cf. Hesychius sigma1071, sigma1063, sigma1066, sigma1213 (bracketed by Schmidt), Etymologicum Gudianum 504.17, Etymologicum Magnum 718.26, and a scholion to Homer, Iliad 7.441, where the headword (here nominative singular) appears in the accusative plural.

Linked from1 entry

σ648Σκόλοψ αὐτοῖς καὶ σχοῖνος ἀντεμπαγῶI shall be stuck into them as a spike and a reedA proverb/saying. Reed: a type of plant, sharp at the end. So he is saying, I will pierce them like a sharp and painful reed. Since they used to hide spikes among the grapevines, so that no one might launch an attack at…

Neighbouring entries

σ645Σκολιόνdrinking-song, skolion σ646Σκολόπενδραmillipede σ647Σκόλοψspike σ648Σκόλοψ αὐτοῖς καὶ σχοῖνος ἀντεμπαγῶI shall be stuck into them as a spike and a reed σ649Σκολύθριαottomans

Revision history2 revisions · last 27 Feb 2014

27 Feb 2014more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
27 Feb 2014set status — Catharine Roth
26 Feb 2014Translated — William Hutton