Τριγλώχινα τόξα

three-barbed arrows

Translated by David Whitehead2 Dec 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] triangular [ones].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τριγλώχινα τόξα· τρίγωνα.

Betacode
*triglw/xina to/ca: tri/gwna. 

Notes

  1. Similarly in other lexica. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 5.393, where this adjective (with a different noun for 'arrow') occurs: text at web address 1. Strictly speaking, to/con is a bow, but the plural can be used for "bows and arrows" or even just arrows (LSJ s.v.).

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Revision history5 revisions · last 2 Oct 2022
  1. expanded note — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. Revised — David Whitehead
  5. added link — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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