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Ἄνα · up (α 1795) · 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 α1795

α1791two-eared
α1792with both
α1793of both
α1794would
α1795up
α1796lifted up; propped up
α1797ascents
α1798to delay
α1799deferring, postponing, putting off

Suda/Α alpha/α1795

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Ἄνα

up

Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Aug 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic
tragedy

2 notes · 42 words

Translation

[Meaning] stand up. Homer [sc. uses this abbreviation].¹
And Sophocles [writes]: "but up from [your] seats."² Meaning get up out of your chairs.
Also [sc. attested is] a)/na ["o lord"] meaning [sc. the vocative case of] a)/nac through apocope of the xi.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄνα· ἀνάστηθι. Ὅμηρος. καὶ Σοφοκλῆς· ἀλλ' ἄνα ἐξ ἑδράνων. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀλλ' ἀνάστηθι ἐκ τῶν θρόνων. καὶ Ἄνα, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἄναξ κατὰ ἀποκοπὴν τοῦ ξ.

Betacode

*)/ana: a)na/sthqi. *(/omhros. kai\ *sofoklh=s: a)ll' a)/na e)c e(dra/nwn. a)nti\ tou= a)ll' a)na/sthqi e)k tw=n qro/nwn. kai\ *)/ana, a)nti\ tou= a)/nac kata\ a)pokoph\n tou= c.

Notes (2)

[1] Homer, Iliad 18.178 (web address 1). Same material in other lexica.
2Sophocles, Ajax 194 (web address 2), with scholion; cf. epsilon 265. ↩
3Example in Homer, Iliad 3.351 (of Zeus): web address 3.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 3 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ε265Ἑδράνωνof seats[Meaning] of thrones. Sophocles [writes]: "but lord of seats, where you sit in a long pause." And in the Epigrams: "and the anchor, support of unsteady ships." ['Support'] meaning foundation.

Neighbouring entries

α1793Ἀμφοῖνof both α1794Ἄνwould α1795Ἄναup α1796Ἀναβάδηνlifted up; propped up α1797Ἀναβαθμοίascents

Revision history6 revisions · last 16 Aug 2013

16 Aug 2013added links — Catharine Roth
7 Mar 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
22 Feb 2012expanded notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Feb 2007added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
5 Feb 2007added betacode, augmented notes — Catharine Roth
5 Mar 2001added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἄνα (Adler number alpha 1795), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 16 Aug 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1795

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