Ζώνη
belt, girdle
Translated by David Whitehead6 Jun 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a purple cloak. Herodotus [sc. uses the word].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ζώνη· πορφυροῦν ἱμάτιον. Ἡρόδοτος.
Betacode
*zw/nh: porfurou=n i(ma/tion. *(hro/dotos.
Notes
Linked from4 entries
- ζ47Ζειραίseirai, caftans[Meaning] decorated robes, or embroidered [ones]. Or a mitre. Herodotos [sc. uses the word].
- ζ137Ζῶναιzones, latitudes[There are] 5 on earth. (1) Northern, beyond the arctic circle, uninhabitable because of cold; (2) temperate; (3) [one made uninhabitable by] heat, the so-called torrid [zone]; (4) counter-temperate; (5) southern,…
- ζ140Ζώνηbelt, girdleFiguratively [meaning] strength. Since one who is girded is better equipped for action.
- ζ141Ζώνηbelt[Meaning] the rank [which it signifies]. "As the empress was seeking to expel not only private citizens, but also those who wore the belt." And Aelian [writes]: "and somehow the innkeeper caught sight of the belt of [=…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Nov 2012
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more x-refs — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead