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Headword: *eu)w/numon
Adler number: epsilon,3627
Translated headword: well-named
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning something] on the left.[1]
Greek Original:
*eu)w/numon: to\ a)ristero/n.
Notes:
Euphemistic adjective (here in the neuter nominative/accusative singular, evidently quoted from somewhere: see n.1 below), "because to a Greek augur, looking northward, the unlucky signs came from the left" (LSJ).
For the 'well-named' (left) wing of an army in battle-order see delta 1304, pi 315, etc.
On words for 'left," see also lambda 174, lambda 193.
[1] Same glossing in Hesychius, where Latte claims the headword itelf as quoted from the New Testament (Acts 21.3, a sea voyage passing Cyprus on the left).
Keywords: Christianity; daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; ethics; geography; military affairs; religion
Translated by: Ryan Stone on 2 February 2008@18:43:59.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (augmented translation and note, set status) on 3 February 2008@01:24:18.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 3 February 2008@04:08:14.
Catharine Roth (added cross-references) on 3 February 2008@20:25:05.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords) on 8 November 2012@04:39:09.
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