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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.
Keywords: daily life; definition; epic; poetry; science and technology; trade and manufacture
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 30 October 2003@00:09:43.
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