Ξυνευνέτης

bed-mate

Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝21 Feb 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 10 words

Translation

Masculine; in the feminine [it is spelled] with an iota.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ξυνευνέτης· ἀρσενικῶς· θηλυκῶς δὲ διὰ τοῦ ι.

Betacode
*cuneune/ths: a)rsenikw=s: qhlukw=s de\ dia\ tou= i. 

Notes (1)

  1. cf. omicron 240, sigma 1519.
  2. 1i.e. the feminine form is xuneunetis. In either instance the word is used in poetry to mean "couch-mate," "bed-mate:" see LSJ entry at web address 1. ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 17 Sep 2007
  1. added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  2. tweaks and cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
  3. added x-ref — David Whitehead
  4. added link — Catharine Roth
  5. rearranged, added keywords — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝

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