Ταφήϊον

sepulchral; shroud

Translated by James Inman7 Mar 2014Vetting: high2 revisions

7 words

[Meaning something] having to do with burial.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ταφήϊον· ἐντάφιον.

Betacode

*tafh/i+on: e)nta/fion.

Notes

From a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 2.99 (= 19.144 = 24.134); Penelope weaves a shroud for her father-in-law- Laertes. The headword, there as again here, is neuter singular.
cf. Hesychius tau276 for the same in plurals.

Linked from1 entry

τ193ΤαφόσιριςTaphosirisA proper name.

Neighbouring entries

τ188Ταυτότηςsameness τ189Ταυτότητοςof sameness τ190Ταφήϊονsepulchral; shroud τ191ΤάφιοςTaphian τ192Τάφοςfuneral

Revision history2 revisions · last 9 Mar 2014

9 Mar 2014further expansion of note; more keywords; raised status — David Whitehead
8 Mar 2014expanded note, tweaked translation, set status — Catharine Roth
7 Mar 2014Translated — James Inman