Ξεινήϊον

host's gift

Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝17 Feb 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

6 words

Also Xeineios Zeus ["Zeus of hospitality"].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ξεινήϊον· καὶ Ξεινήϊος Ζεύς.

Betacode

*ceinh/i+on: kai\ *ceinh/i+os *zeu/s.

Both the (unglossed) headword, a neuter noun probably extracted from Homer (Iliad 10.269, 11.20, Odyssey 8.389, 9.267 & 370, 22.290), and the added phrase exemplify Ionic/epic usage of entries already given: see xi 36 and xi 37.

Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Aug 2007

30 Aug 2007augmented note; tweaks and cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
30 Dec 2001added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
28 Dec 2001added headword translation, modified translation, added keywords — Catharine Roth
17 Feb 2000Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝