Τριγχός

fence

Translated by David Whitehead23 Feb 2014Vetting: high3 revisions

4 words

[Meaning a] surround, enclosure.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τριγχός· περιβολή, περιτείχισμα.

Betacode

*trigxo/s: peribolh/, peritei/xisma.

Notes

See already tau 966.
Adler tentatively cites, without explanation, Callimachus as a possible source of the headword.

Linked from1 entry

τ966Τριγχόςfence[Meaning a] small wall, parapet, enclosure. Babrius [writes]: "a wolf was passing a fence, when a ram, peeping over the top, said many insulting things to him." "Plato extolling dialectic philosophy calls it the fence…

Neighbouring entries

τ965Τρίγωνον δικαστήριονTriangle lawcourt τ966Τριγχόςfence τ967Τριγχόςfence τ968Τρίαιναtrident τ969Τριέμβολονthree-ramming

Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Feb 2014

24 Feb 2014typo; another keyword — David Whitehead
23 Feb 2014augmented note, raised status — William Hutton
23 Feb 2014set status — Catharine Roth
23 Feb 2014Translated — David Whitehead