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Ἀλητεύω · I roam (α 1200) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

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α1196salt-flat
α1197evasive, hard to catch
α1198evasive, hard to catch
α1199unforgettable, unforgetting
α1200I roam
α1201vagabonds
α1202vagabond
α1203throng
α1204fishing-boats

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Ἀλητεύω

I roam

Translated by Jennifer Benedict18 Apr 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology

2 notes · 16 words

Translation

[Meaning] I wander.¹
Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)lhtei/a ["a roaming"], [meaning] a wandering.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλητεύω· πλανητεύω. καὶ Ἀλητεία, ἡ πλάνη.

Betacode

*)alhteu/w: planhteu/w. kai\ *)alhtei/a, h( pla/nh.

Notes (2)

cf. alpha 1163, alpha 1167, alpha 1201, alpha 1202.

1Same glossing in Photius and elsewhere. ↩

2Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.

Linked from1 entry

α1163Ἀλείτηςsinner[When spelled] with a diphthong [i.e. a)lei/ths] it means the sinful man, but with an eta [i.e. a)lh/ths] it means the wanderer. But a)litro/s[is spelled] with an iota.

Neighbouring entries

α1198Ἄληπτοςevasive, hard to catch α1199Ἄληστοςunforgettable, unforgetting α1200ἈλητεύωI roam α1201Ἀλῆταιvagabonds α1202Ἀλήτηςvagabond

Revision history6 revisions · last 31 May 2015

31 May 2015 — David Whitehead
5 Feb 2012cosmetics — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2002 — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2002added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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18 Apr 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀλητεύω (Adler number alpha 1200), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 18 Apr 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1200

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗