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Ἀναφλασμόν · masturbation (α 2122) · 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 α2122

α2118openly, visibly
α2119you display
α2120not to be taken away
α2121to bring to light, to display, to make known
α2122masturbation
α2123Anaphlystians
α2124referral
α2125band, strap
α2126yoke

Suda/Α alpha/α2122

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Ἀναφλασμόν

masturbation

Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Oct 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 25 words

Translation

[Meaning] Aphrodisiac pleasures. Eupolis in Autolycus [sc. uses the word].¹
And [the related verb] a)nafla=n [is] what they used to say for relieving the penis.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀναφλασμόν· τὰ Ἀφροδίσια. Εὔπολις Αὐτολύκῳ. καὶ Ἀναφλᾶν ἔλεγον τὸ μαλάττειν τὸ αἰδοῖον.

Betacode

*)anaflasmo/n: ta\ *)afrodi/sia. *eu)/polis *au)tolu/kw|. kai\ *)anafla=n e)/legon to\ mala/ttein to\ ai)doi=on.

Notes (2)

Same entry in Photius.
1(Accusative case.) Eupolis fr. 61 Kock, now 69 K.-A. ↩
2From the scholia to Aristophanes, Frogs 427.

References

On anaphlan and its cognates see generally J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) 220-1 (## 488-490)

Neighbouring entries

α2120Ἀναφαιρέτουςnot to be taken away α2121Ἀναφῆναιto bring to light, to display, to make known α2122Ἀναφλασμόνmasturbation α2123ἈναφλύστιοιAnaphlystians α2124Ἀναφοράνreferral

Revision history5 revisions · last 9 Jul 2015

9 Jul 2015Revised — David Whitehead
23 Dec 2014Revised — David Whitehead
29 Feb 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
2 Aug 2002added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Oct 2000modified translation; added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Oct 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀναφλασμόν (Adler number alpha 2122), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 24 Oct 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/2122

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 ↗