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Ἀνακωχή · cessation (α 1913) · 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 α1913

α1909I get hair again
α1910I beat back, I check, I resist
α1911cautiously
α1912refrains
α1913cessation
α1914of cessation
α1915to the extent that one is able, to the limit of one's power
α1916Anakreon, Anacreon
α1917anakrisis, preliminary hearing

Suda/Α alpha/α1913

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Ἀνακωχή

cessation

Translated by William Hutton27 May 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 9 words

Translation

[Meaning] rest.¹
Or a temporary peace, pregnant with war.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀνακωχή· ἀνάπαυσις. ἢ εἰρήνη πρόσκαιρος, πόλεμον ὠδίνουσα.

Betacode

*)anakwxh/: a)na/pausis. h)\ ei)rh/nh pro/skairos, po/lemon w)di/nousa.

Notes (2)

See also alpha 1914 (and alpha 2576); cf. pi 689.
1Same glossing in other lexica. ↩
2From the imaginatively-phrased scholia to Thucydides 1.40.4, where the present headword occurs in the genitive singular, with the preferable spelling a)nokwxh/ (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

α1914Ἀνακωχῆςof cessation[Meaning] of rest, of retirement, of the brief period of peace in wartime. Cessation [a)nakwxh/] comes from holding [e)/xein] one's spear-points up [a)/nw].
α2576Ἀνοχήforbearance[Meaning] endurance. But a)nakwxh/ [sc. is also attested].
δ1157Διοκωχήrespite, armistice[Meaning a] cessation of time. "Having conquered them in certain battles, he even gave them the armistice they had asked for".

Neighbouring entries

α1911Ἀνακῶςcautiously α1912Ἀνακωχεύειrefrains α1913Ἀνακωχήcessation α1914Ἀνακωχῆςof cessation α1915Ἀνὰ κράτοςto the extent that one is able, to the limit of one's power

Revision history5 revisions · last 29 Jun 2015

29 Jun 2015cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2013tweaked note — Catharine Roth
24 Feb 2012another note and keyword — David Whitehead
27 Jun 2011expanded note, added cross-reference and link — Catharine Roth
28 May 2001added notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 May 2001Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀνακωχή (Adler number alpha 1913), trans. William Hutton, 27 May 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1913

Translation by William Hutton 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 ↗