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Αἲξ · the (nanny-)goat (and) the knife (αι 236) · 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 αι236

αι232Ainon, Aenon
αι233I might approve
αι234took
αι235goat
αι236the (nanny-)goat (and) the knife
αι237heavenly goat
αι238Skyrian nanny-goat
αι239to be an Aixonian, to play the Aixonian
αι240Aixonian

Suda/ΑΙ alphaiota/αι236

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Αἲξ

the (nanny-)goat (and) the knife

Translated by Catharine Roth6 Oct 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

daily life
proverbs
religion
zoology

2 words

Translation

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Αἲξ τὴν μάχαιραν.

Betacode

*ai)\c th\n ma/xairan.

Notes

From alphaiota 69. The whole story appears at alphaiota 235.
(Entry in mss AM only, Adler reports.)

Linked from3 entries

αι21ΑἶγαgoatThis animal seems to be hostile to the vine. At any rate there is evidently an epigram regarding the nanny-goat as follows: "Even if you eat me to the root, nevertheless I will still bear fruit enough to pour a libation…
αι69Αἰγὸς τρόπονgoat-fashion, like a goat[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who bring an evil on themselves. From a Corinthian proverb, "The nanny-goat giving the knife."
αι235Αἴξgoat[ai)/c], [genitive] ai)go/s. And [there is] a proverb: "the nanny-goat giving the knife." For as the Corinthians were sacrificing to Hera Akraia, [whose cult] Medea is said to have established, the hired men hiding the…

Neighbouring entries

αι234Αἴνυτοtook αι235Αἴξgoat αι236Αἲξthe (nanny-)goat (and) the knife αι237Αἲξ οὐρανίαheavenly goat αι238Αἲξ ΣκυρίαSkyrian nanny-goat

Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Nov 2015

28 Nov 2015another note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Sep 2004Revised — David Whitehead
7 Oct 2002modified headword; added keyword — David Whitehead
6 Oct 2002Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Αἲξ (Adler number alphaiota 236), trans. Catharine Roth, 6 Oct 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alphaiota/236

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗