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Ἀλκίνοος · strong-minded; Alkinoos, Alcinous (α 1286) · 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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α1286strong-minded; Alkinoos, Alcinous
α1287Alkippa, Alcippa
α1288Alkiphron, Alciphron
α1289Alkman, Alcman
α1290Alcmanic form

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Ἀλκίνοος

strong-minded; Alkinoos, Alcinous

Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 May 2000Vetting: high9 revisions

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1 note · 11 words

Translation

[Meaning] mighty.¹
Also [sc. attested is] Alkinoos [as] a proper [name].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλκίνοος· ὁ δυνατός. καὶ Ἀλκίνοος κύριον.

Betacode

*)alki/noos: o( dunato/s. kai\ *)alki/noos ku/rion.

Notes (1)

[1] Same glossing in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.

2Whoever added this probably had in mind A. the king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaa (nu 70), in the Odyssey; but note also e.g. A. the summariser of Plato (For both, see OCD(4) p.53.)

Neighbouring entries

α1284ἈλκιμένηςAlkimenes, Alcimenes α1285Ἄλκιμοςstout α1286Ἀλκίνοοςstrong-minded; Alkinoos, Alcinous α1287ἈλκίππαAlkippa, Alcippa α1288ἈλκίφρωνAlkiphron, Alciphron

Revision history9 revisions · last 8 Jun 2015

8 Jun 2015 — David Whitehead
7 Jun 2015coding — Catharine Roth
30 Jul 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
7 Feb 2012cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2006augmented headword, notes, keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Jun 2002added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
6 Jun 2000 — Catharine Roth
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16 May 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀλκίνοος (Adler number alpha 1286), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 16 May 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1286

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