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Αἰχμάλωτος · taken captive, prisoner (αι 388) · 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 αι388

αι384suddenly
αι385sudden
αι386the Graces (are) naked
αι387I take captive
αι388taken captive, prisoner
αι389they will throw spears
αι390spearpoint
αι391spear-man
αι392swiftly

Suda/ΑΙ alphaiota/αι388

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Αἰχμάλωτος

taken captive, prisoner

Translated by William Hutton11 Feb 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

daily life
military affairs

2 words

Translation

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Αἰχμάλωτος.

Betacode

*ai)xma/lwtos.

Notes

cf. generally alphaiota 387.

Linked from2 entries

αι387

ΑἰχμαλωτίζωI take captive[ai)xmalwti/zw]. Also [sc. attested is] ai)xmalwteu/w; [used] with an accusative.

αι390Αἰχμήspearpoint[Meaning] the spear-head; the iron [part] of the spear.

Neighbouring entries

αι386Αἱ Χάριτες γυμναίthe Graces (are) naked αι387ΑἰχμαλωτίζωI take captive αι388Αἰχμάλωτοςtaken captive, prisoner αι389Αἰχμάσσουσιthey will throw spears αι390Αἰχμήspearpoint

Revision history3 revisions · last 17 May 2012

17 May 2012Revised — David Whitehead
17 Sep 2004Revised — David Whitehead
12 Feb 2003added note; altered keyword — David Whitehead
11 Feb 2003Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Αἰχμάλωτος (Adler number alphaiota 388), trans. William Hutton, 11 Feb 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alphaiota/388

Translation by William Hutton 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 ↗