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Ἀτλήτῳ · insufferable (α 4369) · Suda

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α4365dishonored
α4366more dishonored, rather dishonored
α4367undefended, unavenged
α4368Atlas
α4369insufferable
α4370Atlantic seas
α4371steam
α4372undaring
α4373atoms

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Ἀτλήτῳ

insufferable

Translated by Jennifer Benedict25 Mar 2002Vetting: high8 revisions

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2 notes · 42 words

Translation

[Meaning] unbearable.¹
In the Epigrams: "[she] keeping the head of an insufferable beast as a toy."²
Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)tlhtw=n ["being unable to endure"], [meaning] not tolerating, not bearing, taking it badly. "I come, unable to endure [this]."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀτλήτῳ· ἀνυπομονήτῳ. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· παίγνιον ἀτλήτου θηρὸς ἔχουσα κάρη. καὶ Ἀτλητῶν, μὴ καρτερῶν, μὴ φέρων, δυσανασχετῶν. πάρειμ' ἀτλητῶν.

Betacode

*)atlh/tw|: a)nupomonh/tw|. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: pai/gnion a)tlh/tou qhro\s e)/xousa ka/rh. kai\ *)atlhtw=n, mh\ karterw=n, mh\ fe/rwn, dusanasxetw=n. pa/reim' a)tlhtw=n.

Notes (2)

[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 9.3, where the headword -- dative singular of this adjective -- occurs (web address 1 below).
2Greek Anthology 6.74.4 (Agathias Scholasticus), a Bacchant's dedication to Dionysus, upon her departure from his cult. See additional extracts from this epigram at beta 141, iota 312, and rho 233. ↩
3Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 515 (web address 2), with scholion. Likewise in ps.-Zonaras.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

β141ΒασσαρίςBassarid[Describing a] courtesan, prostitute. In the Epigrams: "Bassarid Eurynome, cliff-runner, who once gouged many breasts of long-horned bulls."

Neighbouring entries

α4367Ἀτιμώρητοςundefended, unavenged α4368ἌτλαςAtlas α4369Ἀτλήτῳinsufferable α4370Ἀτλαντικὰ πελάγηAtlantic seas α4371Ἀτμίςsteam

Revision history8 revisions · last 28 Aug 2023

28 Aug 2023expanded n.2, added cross-references, added keyword — Ronald Allen
13 Aug 2023attribution n.2 — Ronald Allen
10 Sep 2015 — David Whitehead
29 Apr 2012coding, upgraded links — Catharine Roth
28 Apr 2012augmented notes and keywords; betacode and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
11 Apr 2002added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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25 Mar 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀτλήτῳ (Adler number alpha 4369), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 25 Mar 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/4369

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 ↗