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Ἀκινάκης · scimitar (α 882) · Suda

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Near α882

α878acting coyly, being prudish, toying
α879powerless
α880akimon
α881Akimos, Acimus
α882scimitar
α883Akinasis, Akinases
α884unhazardously
α885unlustful
α886inactivity

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Ἀκινάκης

scimitar

Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 Feb 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

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Translation

[Meaning a] little Persian spear.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀκινάκης· μικρὸν δόρυ Περσικόν.

Betacode

*)akina/khs: mikro\n do/ru *persiko/n.

Notes

Likewise or similarly in other lexica (and in the scholia to Plato, Republic 553C, where the accusative plural occurs), but incorrect: this was a short sword-like weapon for slashing. (LSJ is wrong to describe it as straight.) See the equivalent entry in the immediate source, Harpokration s.v., commenting on Demosthenes 24.129 and citing Anaximenes FGrH 72 F15.
See also omega 48.

Neighbouring entries

α880Ἄκιμονakimon α881ἌκιμοςAkimos, Acimus α882Ἀκινάκηςscimitar α883ἈκίνασιςAkinasis, Akinases α884Ἀκινδυνίunhazardously

Revision history5 revisions · last 11 May 2015

11 May 2015Revised — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2011expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
1 Jan 2001added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
29 Sep 2000added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
19 Feb 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀκινάκης (Adler number alpha 882), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 19 Feb 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/882

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 ↗