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Ἀπολύων · destroying (α 3431) · 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 α3431

α3427I might perish, may I perish
α3428from a wolf's door
α3429to be purified
α3430dismissing
α3431destroying
α3432crumb, sop
α3433scrapers of strickles
α3434to model
α3435battle-free, disabled, unfit to fight

Suda/Α alpha/α3431

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Ἀπολύων

destroying

Translated by William Hutton19 Mar 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 30 words

Translation

[Used] with an accusative.¹ [Meaning one who is] sending [someone] to death. David [says]: "Lord, destroying from the land separate them in their life-lot."² But another interpreter says "from few."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀπολύων· αἰτιατικῇ. τῷ θανάτῳ παραπέμπων. ὁ Δαβίδ· κύριε, ἀπολύων ἀπὸ γῆς διαμέρισον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτῶν. ἄλλος δὲ ἑρμηνεὺς ἀπὸ ὀλίγων φησίν.

Betacode

*)apolu/wn: ai)tiatikh=|. tw=| qana/tw| parape/mpwn. o( *dabi/d: ku/rie, a)polu/wn a)po\ gh=s diame/rison au)tou\s e)n th=| zwh=| au)tw=n. a)/llos de\ e(rmhneu\s a)po\ o)li/gwn fhsi/n.

Notes (2)

[1] Likewise in syntactical lexica.
2A garbled quotation of Psalm 17.13-14 LXX. The commentary on it here is Theodoret's (PG 80, 969c, 972a). ↩
3i.e. reads a)p' o)li/gwn, "from few", in place of a)polu/wn, "destroying".

Linked from1 entry

α3430Ἀπολυόμενοςdismissing[Meaning one who is] mounting a defense on someone's behalf. "He sent around embassies [sc. because he was] dismissing the slanders which he learned had arisen against him."

Neighbouring entries

α3429Ἀπολυμαίνεσθαιto be purified α3430Ἀπολυόμενοςdismissing α3431Ἀπολύωνdestroying α3432Ἀπομαγδαλίαcrumb, sop α3433Ἀπόμακτρα σκυτάλωνscrapers of strickles

Revision history5 revisions · last 28 Aug 2015

28 Aug 2015coding; another note — David Whitehead
3 Apr 2012another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
21 Aug 2002augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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19 Mar 2002Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀπολύων (Adler number alpha 3431), trans. William Hutton, 19 Mar 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/3431

Translation by William Hutton 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 ↗