Thursday 16 January 2014

Potentially misleading English in LSJ

LSJ s.v. ἀολλής 2 "βάλλον δ' εἰν ἐλεοῖσιν ἀολλέα they put [the joints] all together on the dressers, Od.14.432" reads as if flat-pack furniture is in view.
       
LSJ uses 'dresser' s.v. ἐλεός I, Standford uses 'table'.

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