דיסקוס
Grammatical information: noun m
1.) Translation: plate, dish
Translation equivalent: δίσκος(Ancient Greek+)
Usage:
Domain: artefacts
Socio-cultural norm: cultural borrowing
Normativity: standard
Meaning type: lit.
Geographic distribution: Coptic
נפק טעין לי גרדומי דדהב בגו דיסקס דדהב
8,1 [I 55:3]
He came out [and] offered him golden bread on a golden plate.
2.) Translation: bas-reliefs
93,6 [III 1155:2]
Rabbi Eliʿezer said: [This may be compared] with a bath full of water, in which were beautiful bas-reliefs; as long as it was full of water the work of the bas-reliefs could not be seen; but when the plug was removed and the water emptied, the work of the bas-reliefs could be seen. (Freedman I:71)
Bibliography:
Sperber, 96.
How to cite: Art. דיסקוס in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. . https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/disqos.html. 2024.
