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Ἁφὰς λύχνων · at lamps' lightings (α 4562) · 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 α4562

α4558I snatch away
α4559swifter [horses]
α4560speechlessness
α4561touch
α4562at lamps' lightings
α4563groping for
α4564immense, monstrous
α4565I will be dried up
α4566more feeble (ones), rather feeble (ones)

Suda/Α alpha/α4562

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Ἁφὰς λύχνων

at lamps' lightings

Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Aug 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

daily life
historiography

3 words

Translation

Herodotus says [this].¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἁφὰς λύχνων· Ἡρόδοτος λέγει.

Betacode

*(afa\s lu/xnwn: *(hro/dotos le/gei.

Notes

[1] Herodotus 7.215 (web address 1 below). See also lambda 882 and pi 1200.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

α4572Ἁφαῖςin stripes, in strokes[Meaning] in blows; or with hands.

Neighbouring entries

α4560Ἀφασίαspeechlessness α4561Ἁφήtouch α4562Ἁφὰς λύχνωνat lamps' lightings α4563Ἀφάσσωνgroping for α4564Ἄφατοιimmense, monstrous

Revision history4 revisions · last 6 May 2012

6 May 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
8 Aug 2001augmented note; added keywords — David Whitehead
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8 Aug 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἁφὰς λύχνων (Adler number alpha 4562), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 8 Aug 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/4562

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 ↗