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Headword: Ζείδωρον
Adler number: zeta,44
Translated headword: zea-giving
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Giving that which contributes to life.
It is also the earth. It is also called βιοδώρα ["life-giving"] and φερέσβιος ["life-bringing"].
Greek Original:
Ζείδωρον: τὴν τὰ πρὸς τὸ ζῆν δωρουμένην. ἔστι καὶ ἡ γῆ. καλεῖται δὲ καὶ βιοδώρα καὶ φερέσβιος.
Note:
Cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 2.548, and see beta 290. The scholiast derives ζείδωρος from ζῆν "to live"; more probably it comes from ζειά (zeta 43).
Keywords: botany; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; food
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 26 May 2003@01:31:44.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added keywords; cosmetics) on 26 May 2003@03:38:12.
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