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Headword: Λᾶας
Adler number: lambda,1
Translated headword: rock
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Stone.[1]
In the Epigrams: "and a rock from porous stone, which sharpened the dull edge of the reed."[2]
Greek Original:
Λᾶας: λίθος. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι: πολυτρήτου τ' ἀπὸ πέτρης λᾶαν, ὃς ἀμβλεῖαν θῆγε γένυν καλάμου.
Notes:
[1] cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 2.319 or 3.12, where the headword occurs. Same headword and gloss at lambda 2.
[2] Greek Anthology 6.67.3-4 (Julian), on the equipment of a scribe.
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Translated by: Catharine Roth on 30 October 2003@00:09:43.
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David Whitehead (another keyword; cosmetics) on 30 October 2003@03:50:28.
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