Τάφος

funeral

Translated by Amanda Aponte14 Jun 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 21 words
Also [means?] the sign amongst the sacrificers.1
Also the accompanying feast. Homer [writes]: "funeral of horse-taming Hector."2 Not the funeral mound.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τάφος· καὶ τὸ παρὰ τοῖς θύταις σημεῖον. καὶ τὸ περίδειπνον. Ὅμηρος· τάφον Ἕκτορος ἱπποδάμοιο. οὐ τὸν τύμβον.

Betacode
*ta/fos: kai\ to\ para\ toi=s qu/tais shmei=on. kai\ to\ peri/deipnon. *(/omhros: ta/fon *(/ektoros i(ppoda/moio. ou) to\n tu/mbon.

Notes (2)

  1. For the several related meanings of the headword ta/fos see LSJ s.v.
  2. 1Same (odd) comment in other lexica. ↩
  3. 2Homer, Iliad 24.804 (web address 1). ↩

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Neighbouring entries

τ190Ταφήϊονsepulchral; shroudτ191ΤάφιοςTaphianτ192Τάφοςfuneralτ193ΤαφόσιριςTaphosirisτ194Ταφρεῦσαιto ditch, to make a ditch
Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Jul 2022
  1. fixed note number — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Amanda Aponte

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