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Headword:
Ἕδρα
Adler number: epsilon,263
Translated headword: backside, rectum, rump, seat
Vetting Status: low
Translation: Also the anal sphincter in humans.
And this says the prophet: 'and he crushed his enemies in the hindquarters,' meaning damage to the rectum; but he said this more decently by saying, in the hindquarters.[1]
[Note] that hedrai is a name for saddles, settles, privies.[2]
Greek Original:Ἕδρα: καὶ ὁ σφιγκτὴρ τῶν ἀνθρώπων. καὶ τοῦτό φησιν ὁ προφήτης: καὶ ἐπάταξε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, τῆς ἕδρας τὸ πάθος σημαίνουσα: σεμνότερον δὲ τοῦτο εἴρηκεν εἰπών, εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω. ὅτι ἕδραι λέγονται αἱ σέλλαι, σελλάρια, σωτήρια.
Notes:
[1] Theodoret (PG 80, 1500cd) on Psalm 77:66 LXX.
[2] From
alpha 4574.
Translated by: Giorgos Akrivas on 23 January 2004@15:16:58.
Vetted by: David Whitehead (modified headword and translation; supplied notes; augmented keywords) on 24 January 2004@05:06:09.
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