Ἀμαιμακέτου
irresistible, stubborn
Translated by Jennifer Benedict4 Aug 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] inexhaustible.
In the Epigrams: "he dedicated the horns not torn apart, the support of a stubborn head."1
In the Epigrams: "he dedicated the horns not torn apart, the support of a stubborn head."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμαιμακέτου· ἀκαταπονήτου. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· οὐ δίχα βύρσας θῆκεν ἀμαιμακέτου κρατὸς ἔρεισμα κέρα.
Betacode
*)amaimake/tou: a)kataponh/tou. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: ou) di/xa bu/rsas qh=ken a)maimake/tou krato\s e)/reisma ke/ra.
Notes (1)
- The headword adjective (on which see generally LSJ s.v.) is in the genitive singular, quoted from somewhere. It might be extracted from the quotation given but is more likely to come from Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 176 (of fire), the scholia to which have the present gloss.↩
- 1Greek Anthology 6.115.5-6 (generally attributed to Antipater of Sidon), Philip of Macedon dedicates to Herakles the horns and hide of a bull he killed; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 27); (vol. II, 71-73); and further excerpts from this epigram at alpha 621, beta 529, delta 361, epsilon 2968, mu 580, and omicron 501. The hunter is generally identified as Philip V of Macedon (238-179 BCE; cf. phi 355 and OCD4 s.v. Philip(3)); cf. Gow and Page (vol. II, 72).
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
Linked from3 entries
- α621Ἄεικεςunalike[Meaning] that which is dissimilar. But [sc. differently accented] a)eike/s ["indecorous"] [means] that which is unsuitable. In the Epigrams: "not indecorous." And elsewhere: "you fall so indecorously into delusions."
- β529Βρέγμαforehead[Meaning] the upper part of the face. "Striking the forehead with a hunter's goat-hide whip." In the Epigrams.
- δ361Δείραridges (?)Also [sc. attested is] deirades, the rough places of mountains. "Fearing lest concerning everything [...] he determined to abandon the territory." And again: "[Philip slew] the bull that earlier lowed on the ridges of…
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Revision history6 revisions · last 4 Jul 2021
- my typo n.1 — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keywords — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict