Pepiros

Pepiros grece maturus digestus.

Apparatus:

{digestus} idem add. f

Translation:

Pepiros is Greek for Latin maturus {"ripe, mature"} and digestus {"digested"}.

Commentary:

Greek πέπειρος /pépeiros/ is "ripe (of fruit); mild (of person); (a disease) coming to crisis point".

By Simon's time the classic diphthong ει {/ei/} had undergone a sound change ει > ι {/ei/ > /i/}, which is reflected in Simon's transcription /pépeiros/ > /pépiros/.

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