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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordKolpos can describe a hollow or enfolding recess.
- In StobaeusThe inner sea enters through a narrow western opening, broadens, and forms interconnected gulfs.
- In this edition“Gulf” suits this geographical scale; other bodily or figurative senses require their own context.
- A place to beginGreat connected gulfs form within the inner sea.
- English renderings
- gulf; bay; hollow recess
Meaning
Kolpos can describe a hollow or enfolding recess. In geographical prose it commonly denotes a gulf or bay.
Use in the book
The inner sea enters through a narrow western opening, broadens, and forms interconnected gulfs. Kolpoi are therefore subdivisions within the larger body of water, not separate oceans. The wording emphasizes the sea’s widening shape and continuity.
Places to read
- I.40.1.17Great connected gulfs form within the inner sea.
Translation in this edition
“Gulf” suits this geographical scale; other bodily or figurative senses require their own context.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 259. The encompassing Ocean is the larger frame of the account, while the inner sea corresponds to the Mediterranean.