τέμενος
τέμενος
τέμενος, ος, εος, τό,
τέμνω III. 2
a piece of land cut off, assigned as a domain to kings and chiefs, Hom.
a piece of land dedicated to a god, the sacred precincts, Hom.: in it stood the temple, Hdt.:—metaph., the sacred valley of the Nile is the τέμ. Νείλοιο, Pind.; the Acropolis is the ἱερὸν τ. of Pallas, Ar.
Headword (normalized):
τέμενος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τεμενος
Intro Text:
τέμενος
τέμενος, ος, εος, τό,
τέμνω III. 2
a piece of land cut off, assigned as a domain to kings and chiefs, Hom.
a piece of land dedicated to a god, the sacred precincts, Hom.: in it stood the temple, Hdt.:—metaph., the sacred valley of the Nile is the τέμ. Νείλοιο, Pind.; the Acropolis is the ἱερὸν τ. of Pallas, Ar.
URN:
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