[B-Greek] Classical words, definitions needed
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sun Aug 9 11:56:17 EDT 2009
On Aug 7, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Mitch Larramore wrote:
> I am looking for the definitions of these words:
I think there may be transliteration problems here.
>
> 1. RHADIOS
This is probably hRAiDIOS/A/ON (ῥᾴδιος), Homeric hRHIDIOS
(ῥῄδιος, η, ον), easy, manageable, pliant, ready to hand
>
> 2. SKHPTRON
σκῆπτρον: staff or stick, esp. as used as a symbol of
authority, (English derivative: "scepter")
>
> 3. KAPISTHMI
There's no such verb, I think. I suspect that KAQISTHMI
(καθίστημι) is meant, a verb with wide-ranging senses, one of
the most fundamental of which is "bring into a state/status"
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