ἐλάτη

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Ἡ δ' ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead

Sophocles, Antigone, 559-60
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Full diacritics: ἐλάτη Medium diacritics: ἐλάτη Low diacritics: ελάτη Capitals: ΕΛΑΤΗ
Transliteration A: elátē Transliteration B: elatē Transliteration C: elati Beta Code: e)la/th

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], ἡ,

   A silver fir, Abies cephalonica, ὑψηλή Il.5.560; περιμήκετος κετος 14.287; οὐρανομήκης Od.5.239, cf. Thphr.HP3.9.6, etc.; also, Abies pectinata, ib.5.8.3.    II oar, as made of pine-wood, λεύκαινον ὕδωρ ξεστῇς ἐλάτῃσιν Od.12.172, cf. Il.7.5; later, ship or boat, E.Ph.208 (lyr.), Alc.444 (lyr.).    III the spathe of the date inflorescence, Dsc.1.109.4 (but, = βόρασσος (q.v.), ib.5), cf. Epich.160, Gal.12.151.    IV sea-weed supposed to resemble the fir, Cystoseira Abies-marina, Thphr.HP4.6.2.

German (Pape)

[Seite 790] ἡ (nach den Alten schon von ἐλᾶν, ἐς ὕψος ἀνατετάσθαι, also die hoch aufschießende), Fichte, Rothtanne, pinus abies; οὐρανομήκης Od. 5, 239; öfter ὑψηλή, wie bei den Folgdn; von πεύκη unterschieden, Plat. Legg. VI, 735 c. – Uebertr., das Ruder, aus Tannenholz; ξεσταί Od. 12, 172 u. öfter; Eur. Alc. 444 δίκωπος, Kahn, u. öfter bei ihm von Schiffen. – Nach Hesych. u. Epicharm. bei Ath. II, 70 f eine Gemüseart; auch, nach Diosc., der junge Trieb der Palme.