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Headword: Δάκτυλοι
Adler number: delta,28
Translated headword: Finger [dates]
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Among many, the dates of the date palm.[1]
And a proverb: "day of Dactylus"; [applied] to those passing their days happily. For Dactylus was a man born in Athens who had the greatest honors.[2]
Greek Original:
Δάκτυλοι: παρὰ πολλοῖς οἱ βάλανοι τοῦ φοίνικος. καὶ παροιμία: Δακτύλου ἡμέρα: ἐπὶ τῶν εὐημερούντων. Δάκτυλος γάρ τις ἀνὴρ γέγονεν Ἀθήνησι μεγίστων λαχὼν τιμῶν.
Notes:
[1] Cf. Artemidorus 5.89.
[2] Zenobius 3.10.
Keywords: aetiology; botany; daily life; definition; poetry; proverbs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 19 July 2002@23:37:17.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keywords) on 21 July 2002@05:32:23.
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