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Ἀείκεια · indecorousness (α 623) · Suda

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α619evergreen
α620unseemly, shameful, contemptible
α621unalike
α622more indecorous, rather indecorous
α623indecorousness
α624unsuitable, shameful
α625descrations, assaults
α626they will desecrate
α627improperly, unsuitably

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Ἀείκεια

indecorousness

Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Mar 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

definition
ethics

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] unsuitability.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀείκεια· ἡ ἀπρέπεια.

Betacode

*)aei/keia: h( a)pre/peia.

Notes

Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.
cf. generally alpha 621, alpha 622, alpha 624.

Linked from2 entries

α621Ἄεικεςunalike[Meaning] that which is dissimilar. But [sc. differently accented] a)eike/s ["indecorous"] [means] that which is unsuitable. In the Epigrams: "not indecorous." And elsewhere: "you fall so indecorously into delusions."
α622Ἀεικέστεροςmore indecorous, rather indecorous[Meaning] more/rather unsuitable.

Neighbouring entries

α621Ἄεικεςunalike α622Ἀεικέστεροςmore indecorous, rather indecorous α623Ἀείκειαindecorousness α624Ἀεικήλιονunsuitable, shameful α625Ἀεικίαςdescrations, assaults

Revision history5 revisions · last 30 Apr 2015

30 Apr 2015 — David Whitehead
12 Jan 2012another note and keyword — David Whitehead
9 May 2002added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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16 Mar 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀείκεια (Adler number alpha 623), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 16 Mar 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/623

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 ↗