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Headword: *(alinhxe/os
Adler number: alpha,1235
Translated headword: of sea-swimming
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning] of swimming in [the] sea. In the Epigrams: "he dedicated [to Hermes] tools of the art of sea-swimming."[1]
Greek Original:
*(alinhxe/os: e)n qala/ssh| nhxome/nhs. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: a(linhxe/os o)/rgana te/xnhs a)/nqeto.
Notes:
The headword, feminine genitive singular, is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
cf. generally alpha 1234.
[1] Greek Anthology 6.29.1 (Julian). The items dedicated appear to be fishing equipment (anchor, rod, net, etc.). See another excerpt from this epigram, a retiring fisherman's dedication, at alpha 522.
Keywords: daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; imagery; poetry; religion
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 15 May 2000@14:27:02.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (added note and keywords) on 16 June 2002@16:40:45.
David Whitehead (supplemented translation; cosmetics) on 17 June 2002@03:41:13.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keyword; cosmetics) on 6 February 2012@07:24:22.
Catharine Roth (coding) on 31 March 2012@23:42:03.
David Whitehead on 2 June 2015@03:33:45.
Ronald Allen (augmented n.1, added cross-reference) on 3 September 2023@14:24:04.
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