Σκοτομήνη

dark of the moon, moon-darkness

Translated by Catharine Roth18 May 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 20 words
[Meaning a] moonless night.1
Also [sc. attested is the adjective] skotai=os ["in-the-dark"], one who arrives while it is still dark.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σκοτομήνη· νὺξ ἀσέληνος. καὶ Σκοταῖος, ὁ ἔτι σκότους ὄντος παραγενόμενος.

Betacode
*skotomh/nh: nu\c a)se/lhnos. kai\ *skotai=os, o( e)/ti sko/tous o)/ntos parageno/menos.

Notes (2)

  1. cf. already sigma 678 (of which, Adler reports, the present entry is part in mss GVM).
  2. 1cf. zeta 108. ↩
  3. 2See already sigma 673. ↩

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σ677Σκοτοδινιᾷhas a dizzy spellσ678Σκοτόμαιναmoon-darknessσ679Σκοτομήνηdark of the moon, moon-darknessσ680Σκότοςdarknessσ681Σκότοςdarkness
Revision history4 revisions · last 9 May 2014
  1. expanded primary note; tweak — David Whitehead
  2. another x-ref — David Whitehead
  3. more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. another x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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