Ζοφερά
dark, dusky, gloomy
Translated by David Whitehead18 May 2005Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ζοφερά· ἡ σκοτεινή. καὶ Ζοφερὸν ὁμοίως.
Betacode
*zofera/: h( skoteinh/. kai\ *zofero\n o(moi/ws.
Notes (2)
- 1The primary headword is feminine nominative singular of the adjective
zofero/s . It has the Attic formzofera/ here, but the epic/Ionic formzoferh/ in Hesychius and in Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon; either way, evidently quoted from somewhere. (It is attested in Hesiod but not, in fact, in Homer.) For the gloss cf. zeta 106, zeta 107. ↩ - 2Masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular of the same adjective. Again, it must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities. ↩
Linked from4 entries
- ζ106Ζοφοδερκίαςsecret-supper[Meaning] a meal in the dark.
- ζ107Ζοφώδηςdark, dusky, gloomy[Meaning] shadowy. Also [sc. attested is the rarer variant] zofoeidh/s, [also meaning] shadowy.
- ζ108Ζοφομηνίαmoon-shadow, moonless night[Meaning] the eclipse of the moon.
- ζ109Ζόφονdarkness[Meaning] the sunset. For so the sunset is called: darkness.
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- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
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- coding — Catharine Roth
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- expanded note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead