Θαμά
often
Translated by David Whitehead24 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] continuously, thickly, uninterruptedly.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θαμά· συνεχῶς, πυκνῶς, διηνεκῶς.
Betacode
*qama/: sunexw=s, puknw=s, dihnekw=s.
Notes
- = Synagoge theta8, Etymologicum Gudianum 255.40; Photius, Lexicon theta15 Theodoridis; scholia to Plato, Cratylus 428D; cf. Hesychius theta70, and for copious other references see Theodoridis' apparatus.
The headword is an epic/poetic adverb (later adopted by prose authors also) that occurs in e.g. Homer, Iliad 15.470 (web address 1); cf. scholia thereto, and generally LSJ s.v. (web address 2).
For related words, see theta 35, theta 36, theta 37, theta 38.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- θ35Θαμέεςclose-set[Meaning they who are] close-packed. Also [sc. attested is] qameiai/. Also [sc. attested is] qameio/s.
- θ36Θαμίζειςyou do frequently[Meaning] you do often, you do many times.
- θ37ΘαμινάςcrowdedAlso [sc. attested is] 'crowdedly': [meaning] continuously, thickly.
- θ38Θαμινόςcrowded[Meaning] packed. Also [sc. attested is the superlative] 'most/very crowded', [meaning] most/very packed.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 27 Apr 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks to notes — David Whitehead
- augmented note, added links, raised status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead