Τρόφι κῦμα

well-fed wave

Translated by David Whitehead23 Feb 2014Vetting: high4 revisions

8 words

[A tro/fi wave means a] teqramme/non ['nourished'] wave.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τρόφι κῦμα· τεθραμμένον κῦμα.

Betacode

*tro/fi ku=ma: teqramme/non ku=ma.

Notes

= Photius tau508 Theodoridis; cf. Hesychius tau1511, Etymologicum Magnum 769.39. The headword phrase comes from Homer, Iliad 11.307, with the neuter of the i-stem adjective tro/fis.

Linked from1 entry

τ928Τρέφεσθαιto be bred[Meaning] to be made solid, to be made firm. Concerning [the] soul [Plato writes]: "is it then [i.e. when heat and cold produce fermentation] that living creatures are bred together?" Meaning are made firm, are made…

Neighbouring entries

τ1060Τροφεῖαrearing-fees, rearing-wages τ1061Τροφήnourishment τ1062Τρόφι κῦμαwell-fed wave τ1063Τρόφιμοςnourishing, nutritious; young master, foster-child τ1064ΤροφώνιονTrophonios, Trophonius

Revision history4 revisions · last 16 Oct 2022

16 Oct 2022expanded note — Catharine Roth
24 Feb 2014expanded note — David Whitehead
24 Feb 2014typo — Catharine Roth
23 Feb 2014tweaked translation, augmented notes, added keywords, raised status — William Hutton
23 Feb 2014Translated — David Whitehead