πέλεθρον
τὰ πρὸ Εὐκλείδου ἐξετάζειν → investigate what happened before the flood, investigate what happened in the distant past, investigate what happened before Euclid, investigate what happened before the year of Euclid
English (LSJ)
τό,
A = πλέθρον, a measure of land, Il.21.407, Od.11.577, IG22.1126.17 (Delph.), 9(1).693 (Corc., from Cydonia). II stadium, running-ground, οἰκοδομήσας π. ib.14.10 (Syrac.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 550] τό, = πλέθρον, Hufe oder Morgen Landes, Il. 21, 407 Od. 11, 577 u. einzeln bei sp. D.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πέλεθρον: τό, ἐκτεταμένος τύπος τοῦ πλέθρον, μέτρον γῆς, μάλιστα παρ’ Ἐπικ., Ἰλ. Φ. 407, Ὀδ. Λ. 577˙ ὡσαύτως ἔν τινι Δελφ. ἐπιγραφ. (Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 1688. 17, πρβλ. 1840. 4)˙ πελέθρισμα, τό, = πλέθρισμα, Ἡσύχ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
c. πλέθρον.
English (Autenrieth)
plethron, a measure of surface 100 ft. square, about 1/4 of an acre.
Greek Monolingual
τὸ, Α
βλ. πλέθρο.
Greek Monotonic
πέλεθρον: τό, αρχ. τύπος του πλέθρον, σε Όμηρ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
πέλεθρον: τό эп. = πλέθρον.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
πέλεθρον -ου, τό ep. voor πλέθρον.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: linear and superficial measure
See also: s. πλέθρον.
Middle Liddell
πέλεθρον, ου, τό, older form of πλέθρον, Hom.]
Frisk Etymology German
πέλεθρον: {pélethron}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: Längen- und Flächenmaß
See also: s. πλέθρον.
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