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Headword: *(romfai/a
Adler number: rho,226
Translated headword: rhomphaia
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
A long javelin, or a scimitar.
Greek Original:
*(romfai/a: to\ makro\n a)ko/ntion, h)\ ma/xaira.
Note:
Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius rho157, where Theodoridis follows Naber in believing the headword to be quoted from Luke 2.35. Be that as it may, only the second of the glosses is near the mark: this was a large broad sword used by Thracians and others (see LSJ s.v.).
Keywords: Christianity; definition; geography; military affairs; religion; trade and manufacture
Translated by: David Whitehead on 4 December 2002@10:13:30.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (set status) on 14 April 2004@00:53:13.
David Whitehead (augmented note) on 14 April 2004@03:59:22.
David Whitehead (expanded note; more keywords) on 25 August 2011@04:32:11.
David Whitehead on 29 October 2013@07:04:13.
David Whitehead on 25 May 2016@07:19:50.
David Whitehead on 21 June 2016@06:32:56.
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