Σῶκος

stout, strong

Translated by David Whitehead25 Apr 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

5 words
[sc. An epithet of] Hermes.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σῶκος· ὁ Ἑρμῆς.

Betacode
*sw=kos: o( *(ermh=s.

Notes

  1. The headword is applied to Hermes in Homer, Iliad 20.72 (web address 1). The line is quoted by Lucian, Juppiter Tragoedus 40.
    (At Iliad 11.427-457 'Sokos' appears as a human proper name, that of a Trojan warrior killed by Odysseus.)
    cf. generally sigma 832.

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Neighbouring entries

σ829ΣωκράτηςSocrates, Sokratesσ830ΣωκράτηςSocrates, Sokratesσ831Σῶκοςstout, strongσ832ΣωκῶI have powerσ833Σωλήνpipe
Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Aug 2011
  1. expanded note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  2. expanded note; modified keywords — David Whitehead
  3. added link, augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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