Ὑπόνομος

water-pipe

Translated by Ioannis Doukas22 Jun 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

4 words

Translation

[Meaning a] conduit, canal.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπόνομος· ὀχετός, διώρυξ.

Betacode
*(upo/nomos: o)xeto/s, diw/ruc. 

Notes

  1. Identically glossed in Photius; also in ps.-Zonaras with the additional glosses of ka/nalos and a)gwgo/s. See generally LSJ s.v. for this and related senses of this adjective ("underground, underneath") which can also, as here, be used as a substantive.
    cf. upsilon 202, upsilon 549, upsilon 550.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Nov 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  3. keyword, status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — Ioannis Doukas

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