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Ἀμφιδέας · bracelets (α 1714) · 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

Near α1714

α1710doubly-lame, lame in both legs
α1711double-ended [things]
α1712two-edged
α1713bracelets, ankle-bracelets
α1714bracelets
α1715anklets, chains
α1716blazes around, burns around
α1717all-around afraid
α1718visible from all sides

Suda/Α alpha/α1714

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Ἀμφιδέας

bracelets

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Aug 2000Vetting: high8 revisions

clothing
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
historiography
religion
zoology

13 words

Translation

[A term for] chains in Herodotus. But others [apply the word to] anklets/armlets.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀμφιδέας· ἁλύσεις παρ' Ἡροδότῳ. οἱ δὲ ψέλια.

Betacode

*)amfide/as: a(lu/seis par' *(hrodo/tw|. oi( de\ ye/lia.

Notes

From glosses on this accusative plural in Herodotus 2.69.2 (web address 1), where however the chains are ornaments for sacred crocodiles. See already alpha 1713, and cf. alpha 1715.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

α1713Ἀμφίδεαbracelets, ankle-bracelets[Meaning] anklets/armlets.
α1715Ἀμφιδέαςanklets, chainsThey are leg-bands of a particular kind. But in a special sense Lysias in the [speech] Against Euthydikos says: "[he was] unable to break out, because of the doors being bound with rings."

Neighbouring entries

α1712Ἀμφιδαήςtwo-edged α1713Ἀμφίδεαbracelets, ankle-bracelets α1714Ἀμφιδέαςbracelets α1715Ἀμφιδέαςanklets, chains α1716Ἀμφιδέδηενblazes around, burns around

Revision history8 revisions · last 22 Jun 2015

22 Jun 2015 — David Whitehead
31 Oct 2013tweaked note — Catharine Roth
26 Feb 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
19 Feb 2012 — David Whitehead
11 Jun 2003modified translation; added keyword — David Whitehead
13 Aug 2000Added note and link. — Catharine Roth
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10 Aug 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀμφιδέας (Adler number alpha 1714), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 10 Aug 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1714

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 ↗