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Ἀπόμοιρα · portion, share (α 3445) · 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

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α3441I recount from memory
α3442I have sworn off
α3443having wiped off
α3444to deny by oath
α3445portion, share
α3446I wipe off ointment
α3447being far from
α3448from Nannakos, from Nannacus
α3449to have enjoyment of

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Ἀπόμοιρα

portion, share

Translated by Jennifer Benedict14 Mar 2002Vetting: high8 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
food
geography
historiography
history
+2
- military affairs
- religion

2 notes · 48 words

Translation

[Meaning a] part.¹
"A portion of the army brought out wineskins full of ash and soot, and with daggers they ripped these open and clouded the air."²
And Agathias [writes]: "it was a detachment of the Franks, and they roamed up and down the plains there for forage."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀπόμοιρα· μέρος. ἀπόμοιρα δὲ τῆς στρατιᾶς ἀσκοὺς ἐπιφερόμενοι σποδιᾶς καὶ τέφρας πεπληρωμένους, ξιφιδίοις τούτους διέρρηξαν καὶ τὸν ἀέρα ἐθόλωσαν. καὶ Ἀγαθίας· ἀπόμοιρα δὲ ἦν τῶν Φράγκων, καὶ ἀνὰ τὰ τῇδε πεδία ἐφοίτα χιλοῦ ἕνεκα.

Betacode

*)apo/moira: me/ros. a)po/moira de\ th=s stratia=s a)skou\s e)pifero/menoi spodia=s kai\ te/fras peplhrwme/nous, cifidi/ois tou/tous die/rrhcan kai\ to\n a)e/ra e)qo/lwsan. kai\ *)agaqi/as: a)po/moira de\ h)=n tw=n *fra/gkwn, kai\ a)na\ ta\ th=|de pedi/a e)foi/ta xilou= e(/neka.

Notes (2)

[1] Similarly (glossed with meri/s) in Hesychius; Latte there regards the headword as extracted from the Septuagint (Ezechiel 45.20, accusative case there).
2Connected by Bernhardy with alphaiota 106 and kappa 2036. ↩
3Agathias, Histories 1.17. In the autumn of 553 CE, Franks pillaging the countryside impede the advance of Roman cavalry toward Faventia (present-day Faenza, northern Italy, Barrington Atlas map 40 grid B4); cf. Frendo (25) and pi 770.

References

J.D. Frendo, trans., Agathias: The Histories, (Berlin 1975)

Neighbouring entries

α3443Ἀπομορξάμενονhaving wiped off α3444Ἀπομόσαιto deny by oath α3445Ἀπόμοιραportion, share α3446ἈπομυρίζωI wipe off ointment α3447Ἀπόνbeing far from

Revision history8 revisions · last 17 Nov 2023

17 Nov 2023added cross-reference n.3 — Ronald Allen
28 Sep 2023expanded n.3, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
27 Sep 2023tweaked translation in consultation with Managing Editor Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
28 Aug 2015Revised — David Whitehead
11 Jul 2015coding — Catharine Roth
4 Apr 2012another note; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Mar 2011more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Mar 2002added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀπόμοιρα (Adler number alpha 3445), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 14 Mar 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/3445

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