μείρομαι
Word
Validation
Yes
Word-form
μέροψ
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
merops
English translation (word)
mortal
Transliteration (Etymon)
meiromai
English translation (etymon)
to receive a portion of
Century
5 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Commentary On Plato’s “Cratylus” 16.39-43
Ed.
G. Pasquali, Proclus’ commentary on Plato’s Cratylus, Leipzig, 1908
Quotation
οἷον μέροψ…, κατὰ μὲν τὸ μεμερισμένην ἔχειν ζωὴν,…
Translation (En)
such as the name merops (“mortal”),… due to receiving memerismenēn “a portion of” life
Other translation(s)
Modern Greek: έτσι και η ονομασία μέροψ…επειδή λαμβάνει ένα μερίδιο στη ζωή
Modern etymology
Chantraine (1970, 687): disputable
Persistence in Modern Greek
The word is not used in Modern Greek
Entry By
Maria Chriti
