From "decryption" to "translation"

[geoffreycaveney]

I must say that my knowledge of Greek, let alone the Judaeo-Greek, is far less than even that of English, so can you please clarify if something can be picked out this  word list that would suit the different contexts in which otol is mentioned?

Just for one example to begin with: It could be a rather shorthand way to write the Greek word "oikos", meaning "house". Of course in this case the "i" in the "oi" diphthong would not be indicated in the word. But when a lot of the words look the same, we can imagine that there was probably a lot of abbreviation going on in the text.

Here are some of the standard meanings for the Greek word "oikos":

"house or dwelling place"
"room, chamber"
"meeting house, hall; monument"
"birdcage"
"(astrology) domicile of a planet"
"estate, inheritance"
"reigning house or family"

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If we extend it to the related Greek adjective form "oikeios" (again, it would be very abbreviated if it is [otol]),
then we also get the following standard meanings:

"in the house, at home"
"of the house, domestic"
"of the same household; familial, related"
"friendly"
"belonging to one's house or family"
"belonging to oneself, personal, private"
"proper, fitting, suitable"
"belonging to"
"(astrology) domiciliary"
"(Stoicism) endeared by nature"

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