Θέναρ

palm

Translated by David Whitehead3 May 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 15 words
[Meaning] the hollow of the hand.1
Homer [writes]: "at the [arm's] end above the palm."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θέναρ· τὸ κοῖλον τῆς χειρός. Ὅμηρος· πρυμνὸν ὑπὲρ θέναρος.

Betacode
*qe/nar: to\ koi=lon th=s xeiro/s. *(/omhros: prumno\n u(pe\r qe/naros.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to the passage quoted. Cf. upsilon 305. ↩
  2. 2Homer, Iliad 5.339 (web address 1), where Diomedes [Author, Myth]' spear wounds Aphrodite. ↩

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θ129Θεμιτόνlawfulθ130Θεμιτῶςrighteouslyθ131Θέναρpalmθ132Θεογενεσίανbirth to God, divine generationθ133ΘεογένηςTheogenes, Theagenes
Revision history5 revisions · last 25 Nov 2022
  1. cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  2. upgraded link — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. added link, set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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