Τοιχωρύχος
house-breaker
Translated by David Whitehead4 Nov 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] thief. 'House-breaker' [sc. can also mean] raider. But toixoru/kths [sc. is also an attested form].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τοιχωρύχος· κλέπτης. Τοιχωρύχος, λῃστής. Τοιχορύκτης δέ.
Betacode
*toixwru/xos: kle/pths. *toixwru/xos, lh|sth/s. *toixoru/kths de/.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius tau355/356 Theodoridis. The headword and its variant literally means someone who digs through a wall; cf. generally tau 1141.
See also under alpha 2732, beta 68, epsilon 327, epsilon 3715, mu 1025, pi 776.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs — David Whitehead
- augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead