Ὑπηνέμιοι
wind-lifted
Translated by Catharine Roth10 May 2011Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning ones that are] below the wind.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑπηνέμιοι· ὑπὸ τὸν ἄνεμον.
Betacode
*(uphne/mioi: u(po\ to\n a)/nemon.
Notes
- The headword is masculine nominative plural of the adjective
u(phne/mios . Same or similar entry in other lexica (references at Photius upsilon159 Theodoridis), and cf. a scholion on Sophocles, Antigone 411, where the similaru(ph/nemoi "sheltered from the wind" occurs (web address 1).
See also upsilon 423, upsilon 424, upsilon 425.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
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- υ425Ὑπηνέμιαwindy, empty*(uphne/mia [sc. is used] as we say [it]. Aristophanes in Daedalus [writes]: "sometimes many of the roosters often lay wind-eggs by force often." But Plato the philosopher in Theaetetus [uses the word] a)nemiai=a. And…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweak — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth