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Headword:
Μαγάς
Adler number: mu,6
Translated headword: bridge
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A raised square board, holding up the strings of a
kithara, and producing a sound.[1]
The
kabale[2] of the
kithara and the lyre, the [part] supporting the strings.
It is also a part for [?]winding-round.
Μαγάς: σανὶς τετράγωνος ὑπόκυφος, δεχομένη ἐφ' ἑαυτὴν τὰς τῆς κιθάρας νευράς, καὶ ἀποτελοῦσα φθόγγον. ἡ τῆς κιθάρας καβάλη καὶ τῆς λύρας, ἡ τὰς νευρὰς βαστάζουσα. ἔστι δὲ καὶ εἱλητικὸν μόριον.
Notes:
The headword is also attested as a diminutive,
μαγάδιον . See generally M.L. West,
Ancient Greek Music (Oxford 1992) 61. For the
kithara and lyre, see
kappa 1590,
lambda 850.
[1] Same or similar glossing in other lexica.
[2] A term (overlooked by LSJ) attested only here.
Translated by: David Whitehead on 25 September 2001@06:02:01.
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