Θυηπόλος

sacrificer

Translated by Ryan Stone3 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 15 words
[Meaning] he who is sacrificing, the priest.1
Also [sc. attested is the feminine plural] quhpo/lai.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θυηπόλος· ὁ θύων, ὁ ἱερεύς. καὶ Θυηπόλαι.

Betacode
*quhpo/los: o( qu/wn, o( i(ereu/s. kai\ *quhpo/lai.

Notes (2)

  1. cf. generally theta 538.
  2. 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica. Theodoridis (on Photius theta247) agrees with Latte (on Hesychius theta841) that the headword is extracted from Gregory of Nazianzus, Poems 1.1.2.75. ↩
  3. 2Attested only here. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

θ535Θύεινto sacrificeθ536Θυηλαίburnt offerings, sacrificial portionsθ537Θυηπόλοςsacrificerθ538Θυηπολοῦσιthey sacrificeθ539Θυίαgrinding-cup
Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Apr 2016
  1. coding — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  3. augmented notes; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Ryan Stone

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