altan Member Dec 25, 2016 #1 Have a nice Sunday! What does it mean at this case? Private, exclusive, etc. ? Bien's translation is "intimate".
Have a nice Sunday! What does it mean at this case? Private, exclusive, etc. ? Bien's translation is "intimate".
nickel Administrator Staff member Dec 25, 2016 #2 I'd say enclosed / fenced / walled orchard. That's the first sense that comes to mind and I don't see the evidence in favour of another interpretation.
I'd say enclosed / fenced / walled orchard. That's the first sense that comes to mind and I don't see the evidence in favour of another interpretation.
nickel Administrator Staff member Dec 25, 2016 #3 It's probably worth reminding that περιβόλι comes from περίβολος, "enclosure".