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Headword:
*)aka/tion
Adler number: alpha,819
Translated headword: akation, dinghy
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A type of fishing vessel.
Greek Original:*)aka/tion: ei)=dos ploi/ou a(lieutikou=.
Notes:
LSJ s.v. defines as "light boat, used by pirates". In fact it is found in any role appropriate to such a vessel: see e.g.
Thucydides 1. 29. 3 (carrying a herald).
cf. under
alpha 1697.
Keywords: daily life; definition; food; trade and manufacture; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 21 January 2000@10:18:19.
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