Ὑψόροφος
high-roofed
Translated by Patrick T. Rourke27 Oct 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning one] having a lofty roof.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑψόροφος· ὁ ὑψηλὸν ὄροφον ἔχων.
Betacode
*(uyo/rofos: o( u(yhlo\n o)/rofon e)/xwn.
Notes
- cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 24.192. This adjective usually refers to houses (estates or palaces). Mostly Homeric, but imitated by Apollonius Rhodius, and also used by Plutarch to refer to the decks of the ships in Xerxes' fleet (where it might be translated "having a lofty covering"). See frequency statistics at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Jan 2023
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Patrick T. Rourke