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Mata,
Thank-you immensely for satisfying my curiosity. I see now why "Sixtus"
seemed a more felicitous appellation: "Pope arcade or broad covered
gallery" &c. is a tad overmuch ;-}
--Christopher
On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 08:01:41 -0500 mata
kimasitayo<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> xystus is latin and refers to "an arcade or broad covered
>> gallery in which greek wrestlers used to practice during
>> the winter and with the romans meant an open walk for
>> promenading" (anthon). xystus is a loan from greek ksustos
>> = "a covered colonnade on the south side of the gymnasium,
>> where athletes exercised in winter" (liddell-scott) [ksustos
>> < ksuein = to scrape, to plane, to smooth or to make smooth,
>> to polish, to work delicately (LS)]
Original message:
>>>> Sixtus III (d. 440) Sixtus (Xystus) became pope in 432
>>
>> For any Greek scholars out there: what does "Xystus" (or, I presume,
>>"xystos") mean?
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