μέλαθρον
μέλαθρον
μέλαθρον, ου, τό,
the ceiling of a room, or (rather) the main beam which bears the ceiling, Od.; in Od. 19. 544, the end of this beam outside the house.
generally, a roof, Hom.
a house, hall, Pind., Eur.; mostly in pl., like Lat. tecta, Trag.
deriv. uncertain
Headword (normalized):
μέλαθρον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μελαθρον
Intro Text:
μέλαθρον
μέλαθρον, ου, τό,
the ceiling of a room, or (rather) the main beam which bears the ceiling, Od.; in Od. 19. 544, the end of this beam outside the house.
generally, a roof, Hom.
a house, hall, Pind., Eur.; mostly in pl., like Lat. tecta, Trag.
deriv. uncertain
URN:
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