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Ἀμφηρεφές · close-covered (α 1696) · Suda

Letters

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

Near α1696

α1692around them
α1693swallowed up
α1694double-edged, ambiguous
α1695quotidian
α1696close-covered
α1697sculling
α1698mutually-contested, evenly-matched
α1699around
α1700to sing (dithyrambic) hymns

Suda/Α alpha/α1696

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Ἀμφηρεφές

close-covered

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Oct 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
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8 words

Translation

[Meaning something] covered or shaded on all sides.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀμφηρεφές· ἀμφοτέρωθεν ἐστεγασμένον ἢ κατάσκιον.

Betacode

*)amfhrefe/s: a)mfote/rwqen e)stegasme/non h)\ kata/skion.

Notes

Same or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1298 Theodoridis.
This adjective is best known for its application to Apollo's quiver in Homer, Iliad 1.45, but it is feminine there. The neuter, here, is perhaps extracted from Agathias: see 1.10 (of a cave) and esp. 3.5 (at sigma 901).

Neighbouring entries

α1694Ἄμφηκεςdouble-edged, ambiguous α1695Ἀμφήμερονquotidian α1696Ἀμφηρεφέςclose-covered α1697Ἀμφηρικόνsculling α1698Ἀμφήριστονmutually-contested, evenly-matched

Revision history3 revisions · last 21 Aug 2013

21 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
17 Feb 2012augmented and tweaked note — David Whitehead
18 Jul 2002added note and keywords — David Whitehead
5 Oct 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀμφηρεφές (Adler number alpha 1696), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 5 Oct 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1696

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 ↗