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Ἅρπη · sickle (α 4005) · 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 α4005

α4001Harpalex
α4002handball, snatchball
α4003bow-strings
α4004(to) threads
α4005sickle
α4006hedging
α4007Harpenousa
α4008harpis, sandal
α4009Harpies, Snatchers

Suda/Α alpha/α4005

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Ἅρπη

sickle

Translated by Jennifer Benedict7 Apr 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

agriculture
clothing
daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
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3 notes · 37 words

Translation

[Meaning] the scythe, and it is declined [a(/rpe], a(/rpes.¹
But a(rpi/s [spelled] with iota [means] a sandal, and it is declined [a(rpi/s], a(rpi/dos.²
Also [sc. attested is] a(rphfo/ros ["sickle-bearer"], [meaning] the scythe-bearer.³
Also [sc. attested is] a(rph/nh.⁴

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἅρπη· τὸ δρέπανον, καὶ κλίνεται ἅρπης. Ἁρπὶς δὲ διὰ τοῦ ι τὸ ὑπόδημα, καὶ κλίνεται ἁρπίδος. καὶ Ἁρπηφόρος, ὁ δρεπανηφόρος. καὶ Ἁρπήνη.

Betacode

*(/arph: to\ dre/panon, kai\ kli/netai a(/rphs. *(arpi\s de\ dia\ tou= i to\ u(po/dhma, kai\ kli/netai a(rpi/dos. kai\ *(arphfo/ros, o( drepanhfo/ros. kai\ *(arph/nh.

Notes (3)

[1] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 19.350, where the word occurs.
2Repeated at alpha 4008. ↩
3Attested only here and, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. (Not in LSJ.) ↩
4Again, attested only here and, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon; meaning unclear. (Not in LSJ.)

Linked from2 entries

α4008Ἁρπίςharpis, sandal[In the genitive] harpidos.
δ1518Δρεπανηφόροςscythe-bearing[Meaning] sword-bearing. Also [sc. attested is the plural] drepanhfo/roi. Xenophon [writes]: "[...] the so-called scythe-bearing [chariots: they] had thin scythes extending at an angle from the axles and under the…

Neighbouring entries

α4003Ἁρπεδόνεςbow-strings α4004Ἁρπεδόσι(to) threads α4005Ἅρπηsickle α4006Ἅρπεζον>20 ὅτι τὸ ἐκ χαλίκων ᾠκοδομημένον τειχίον ἄνευ πηλοῦ παρὰ Ἡροδότῳ τινὲς ἅρπεζον καλοῦσινhedging α4007ἉρπήνουσαHarpenousa

Revision history4 revisions · last 31 Aug 2015

31 Aug 2015Revised — David Whitehead
13 Apr 2012augmented notes and keywords; betacode and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
25 Aug 2002restorative and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2001added notes and keywords — David Whitehead
7 Apr 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἅρπη (Adler number alpha 4005), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 7 Apr 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/4005

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 ↗