Ὑπὲρ θέναρος

above [the] palm

Translated by Ioannis Doukas15 Oct 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

13 words

In Homer it is formed like the [word] pe/lagos ['sea'] in the neuter.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπὲρ θέναρος· παρ' Ὁμήρῳ ὡς τὸ πέλαγος ἐσχημάτισται οὐδετέρως.

Betacode

*(upe\r qe/naros: par' *(omh/rw| w(s to\ pe/lagos e)sxhma/tistai ou)dete/rws.

Notes

Homer, Iliad 5.339 (web address 1), with scholia; cf. theta 131; also Photius (and ps.-Zonaras) s.v. qe/nar. Actually the noun qe/nar, which is quoted here in the genitive, does not decline like pe/lagos; see Herodian, *peri\ kli/sews o)noma/twn 3.2.770.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

θ131Θέναρpalm[Meaning] the hollow of the hand. Homer [writes]: "at the [arm's] end above the palm."

Neighbouring entries

υ303ὙπερθαυμάζωI admire greatly, I wonder greatly at υ304Ὕπερθενabove υ305Ὑπὲρ θέναροςabove [the] palm υ306Ὑπερθέντιhanding on υ307Ὑπὲρ θεόνbeyond god

Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Nov 2022

25 Nov 2022typo — Catharine Roth
22 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
16 Oct 2007removed a keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Oct 2007Translated — Ioannis Doukas