Gloss: a ridge
Transliteration: melathron
Strong’s: G8277
1. the ceiling of a room , or (rather) the main beam which bears the ceiling , (Odyssey by Homer); in (Odyssey by Homer) 19. 544, the end of this beam outside the house.
2. generally, a roof , (Homer)
3. a house, hall , (Pindar); mostly in plural, like Lat. tecta, [<date>variant dates<author>Tragica Adespota</author></date>
derivation uncertain (ML)
2. generally, a roof , (Homer)
3. a house, hall , (Pindar); mostly in plural, like Lat. tecta, [<date>variant dates<author>Tragica Adespota</author></date>
derivation uncertain (ML)