Ταρσός
feathering, levelness
Translated by Catharine Roth11 Nov 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Properly [tarso/s means] the plumage of birds; from which [comes] also the similar arrangement of the oars. So Herodotus [sc. uses the word].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ταρσός· κυρίως τῶν ὀρνίθων ἡ πτέρωσις· ἀφ' οὗ καὶ τῶν κωπῶν ὅμοιος ὁ σχηματισμός. οὕτως Ἡρόδοτος.
Betacode
*tarso/s: kuri/ws tw=n o)rni/qwn h( pte/rwsis: a)f' ou(= kai\ tw=n kwpw=n o(/moios o( sxhmatismo/s. ou(/tws *(hro/dotos.
Notes
- From a gloss on Herodotus 8.12.1, where bodies in the water disturb 'the tarsoi of the oars' (web address 1).
On this multi-sense headword (applied to various broad flat surfaces, the feathers of birds and the oars of ships among others) see generally LSJ s.v., and cf. tau 129, tau 130, tau 133, tau 134.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- τ133Ταρσοίtarsoi[Meaning] the containers of [= for] cheeses; also the outside [parts] of the oars [of a ship]. Also [sc. attested in the dative] tarsoi=s, [meaning] with wing tips. "But he prevented the ships' mobilization, damaging…
- τ134Ταρσοὶ καλάμωνframes of reeds"The Lazi, having dug pits and securely fixed spears within them, concealed the openings of the holes with frames of reeds and material that has no firm foundation but would give way to any load placed upon it; and…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Jun 2022
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified headwords and keywords; other tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth