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Headword:
Μαζός
Adler number: mu,39
Translated headword: breast
Vetting Status: low
Translation: Properly referring to a man. And
Homer [writes]: "he brought the bowstring to his breast, and the iron [point] to the bow."[1] By catachresis [the word is used] also in reference to a woman.
Μαζός: κυρίως ἐπὶ ἀνδρός. καὶ Ὅμηρος: νευρὴν μὲν μαζῷ πέλασεν, τόξῳ δὲ σίδηρον. καταχρηστικῶς δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ γυναικός.
Notes:
Grammarians such as
Ammonius and
Eustathius assert that
μαζός is used of a man's breast and
μαστός of a woman's, but observed usage does not support this claim. See LSJ s.v. and cf.
mu 250.
[1]
Homer,
Iliad 4.123 (web address 1).
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; gender and sexuality; military affairs; women
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 6 May 2008@15:13:40.
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