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Ἄγε δῆτα · hey there (α 180) · 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 α180

α176wastrel
α177Agbaros, Agbarus, Agbar, Abgar, Avgar
α178I admire, I am jealous [of]
α179Angaios, Angaeus
α180hey there
α181not to be laughed at, unamusing
α182Agelaos, Agelaus
α183herd-leader
α184ordinary bunch of grapes

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Ἄγε δῆτα

hey there

Translated by Gregory Hays7 Jun 1999Vetting: high9 revisions

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1 note · 43 words

Translation

[Meaning] come now, you there, over here.¹
And [there is] an epigram addressed to Diogenes the Cynic: "' Hey, Diogenes, tell [us], what fate took you to Hades?' 'A dog's bite took me'".²
But the epigram [sc. illustrates the idiom] in short form.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄγε δῆτα· φέρε, κόμιζε, δεῦρο. καὶ ἐπίγραμμα εἰς Διογένην τὸν Κύνα· Διόγενες, ἄγε, λέγε, τίς ἔλαβέ σε μόρος ἐς Ἄϊδος; ἔλαβέ με κυνὸς ὀδάξ. τὸ δὲ ἐπίγραμμα διὰ βραχέων.

Betacode

*)/age dh=ta: fe/re, ko/mize, deu=ro. kai\ e)pi/gramma ei)s *dioge/nhn to\n *ku/na: *dio/genes, a)/ge, le/ge, ti/s e)/labe/ se mo/ros e)s *)/ai+dos; e)/labe/ me kuno\s o)da/c. to\ de\ e)pi/gramma dia\ braxe/wn.

Notes (1)

[1] Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius alpha135 Theodoridis.
2Diogenes Laertius 6.79 = Greek Anthology 7.116; cf. again delta 1141, omicron 28. The original reads "a dog's savage bite" (kuno\s a)/grion o)da/c).

Linked from1 entry

δ1141ΔιογένηςDiogenesName of a philosopher, the one also [called] Dog. "Why should we speak of Diogenes' courage, of Xenocrates' gentleness, of Aristotle's artistic sense, of Theophrastos' gravity, of Zeno's austere and noble ways, of…

Neighbouring entries

α178ἈγαίομαιI admire, I am jealous [of]α179ἈγγαῖοςAngaios, Angaeus α180Ἄγε δῆταhey there α181Ἀγέλασταnot to be laughed at, unamusing α182ἈγέλαοςAgelaos, Agelaus

Revision history9 revisions · last 5 Apr 2015

5 Apr 2015cosmetics — David Whitehead
18 Aug 2013 — David Whitehead
29 Dec 2011tweaks — David Whitehead
27 Mar 2008augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
26 Mar 2008beta-typo, title tagging — Jennifer Benedict
25 Jan 2001modified translation and references; added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
25 Jan 2001Added cross-reference and keywords. — Catharine Roth
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7 Jun 1999Translated — Gregory Hays

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἄγε δῆτα (Adler number alpha 180), trans. Gregory Hays, 7 Jun 1999. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/180

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