Ζώνη
belt, girdle
Translated by A. G. Kozak1 Jun 2002Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Figuratively [meaning] strength. Since one who is girded is better equipped for action.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ζώνη· τροπικῶς ἡ δύναμις. ἐπειδὴ ὁ ἐζωσμένος εὐσταλέστερός ἐστι πρὸς τὴν πρᾶξιν.
Betacode
*zw/nh: tropikw=s h( du/namis. e)peidh\ o( e)zwsme/nos eu)stale/stero/s e)sti pro\s th\n pra=cin.
Notes
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- 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,…
- ζ139Ζώνηbelt, girdle[Meaning] a purple cloak. Herodotus [sc. uses the word].
- 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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- Translated — A. G. Kozak