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Ἀρχηγέτης · chief (α 4095) · 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 α4095

α4091authority, rule
α4092principle
α4093principle
α4094initially, to begin with
α4095chief
α4096office exposes a man
α4097a beginning (is) half of the whole
α4098far better to heal a beginning than an end
α4099First, not to be born is best for earth-bound men, and not to look upon the rays of the sharp sun; but, once born, [best] to drive as quickly as possible through Hades' gates

Suda/Α alpha/α4095

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Ἀρχηγέτης

chief

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Apr 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

definition
tragedy

3 words

Translation

[Meaning a] leader.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀρχηγέτης· ἡγεμών.

Betacode

*)arxhge/ths: h(gemw/n.

Notes

Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword is tragedic vocabulary: see e.g. Aeschylus, Suppliant Women 251; Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 751.

Neighbouring entries

α4093Ἀρχήprinciple α4094Ἀρχήνinitially, to begin with α4095Ἀρχηγέτηςchief α4096Ἀρχὴ ἄνδρα δείκνυσινoffice exposes a man α4097Ἀρχὴ ἥμισυ παντόςa beginning (is) half of the whole

Revision history5 revisions · last 1 Sep 2015

1 Sep 2015 — David Whitehead
23 Apr 2012expanded note — David Whitehead
25 Aug 2002added note and keyword — David Whitehead
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5 Apr 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀρχηγέτης (Adler number alpha 4095), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 5 Apr 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/4095

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 ↗