Τριακάς

thirtieth

Translated by David Whitehead21 Dec 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

1 note · 35 words
The thirtieth day after a death was held for the dead and was referred to as [the] thirtieth. Hyperides shows [this], calling the the day both "thirtieth" in the singular and "thirtieths" in the plural.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τριακάς· τοῖς τετελευτηκόσιν ἤγετο ἡ τριακοστὴ ἡμέρα διὰ θανάτου καὶ ἐλέγετο τριακάς. Ὑπερίδης δηλοῖ, ἑνικῶς τε καὶ πληθυντικῶς τριακάδα καὶ τριακάδας τὴν ἡμέραν καλῶν.

Betacode
*triaka/s: toi=s teteleuthko/sin h)/geto h( triakosth\ h(me/ra dia\ qana/tou kai\ e)le/geto triaka/s. *(uperi/dhs dhloi=, e(nikw=s te kai\ plhquntikw=s triaka/da kai\ triaka/das th\n h(me/ran kalw=n.

Notes (1)

  1. Abridged from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v.
    For the Ionic dialect form of this noun, see tau 972.
  2. 1Hyperides fr.110 Jensen. ↩

References


Robert Garland, The Greek Way of Death (London 1985) 38-41, with 146

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Neighbouring entries

τ936Τρήτηperforated, piercedτ937Τρηχματεύωtrechmateuoτ938Τριακάςthirtiethτ939Τριακονταετήςthirty years old; thirty years longτ940Τριακοντόπους βόθροςthirty-foot trench
Revision history6 revisions · last 2 Oct 2022
  1. cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. added bibliog; tweaks — David Whitehead
  5. more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  6. augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
  7. Translated — David Whitehead

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