Τεμενίτης

Temenite

Translated by David Whitehead13 May 2004Vetting: high4 revisions

2 words

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τεμενίτης.

Betacode

*temeni/ths.

Notes

Thucydides (6.75.1, 6.100.2) mentions the precinct of Apollo Temenites in Syracuse, where a wall is built to keep the Athenians out in 415/4: text at web address 1. See also 7.3.3 ('the promontary called Temenitis') and Plutarch, Dion 29.1 (the city's 'Temenite gates').

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

τ291Τελωνεῖονtax-booth, tax-office[Accentuated] with a circumflex on the penultimate syllable, [and meaning the place] where the tax-collector sits.

Neighbouring entries

τ296Τεμαχίpiecemeal τ297Τεμένηprecincts τ298ΤεμενίτηςTemenite τ299Τέμνεινto cut τ300ΤέμνωI cut

Revision history4 revisions · last 21 Jan 2015

21 Jan 2015coding — Catharine Roth
12 Aug 2011tweaks — David Whitehead
3 Oct 2004augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
1 Oct 2004added link, set status — Catharine Roth
13 May 2004Translated — David Whitehead