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Αἰδῶ · respect, shame (αι 85) · 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 αι85

αι81modestly
αι82modest
αι83modesty
αι84I revere, I stand in awe of
αι85respect, shame
αι86shame
αι87yielding to shame
αι88pudendum, shameful thing
αι89venerable

Suda/ΑΙ alphaiota/αι85

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Αἰδῶ

respect, shame

Translated by Catharine Roth7 May 2003Vetting: high6 revisions

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2 notes · 27 words

Translation

[Meaning] the genitals,¹ and the moon among Chaldaeans. Also a rushing movement among Laconians. Also the nurse of Athena, and the altar on the [sc. Athenian] acropolis.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Αἰδῶ· τὸ αἰδοῖον, καὶ ἡ σελήνη παρὰ Χαλδαίοις. καὶ ἡ ῥιπὴ παρὰ Λάκωσι. καὶ ἡ τροφὸς τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς, καὶ ὁ βωμὸς ὁ ἐν τῇ ἀκροπόλει.

Betacode

*ai)dw=: to\ ai)doi=on, kai\ h( selh/nh para\ *xaldai/ois. kai\ h( r(iph\ para\ *la/kwsi. kai\ h( trofo\s th=s *)aqhna=s, kai\ o( bwmo\s o( e)n th=| a)kropo/lei.

Notes (2)

Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword (which must be quoted from somewhere) is accusative singular of ai)dw/s (alphaiota 86).
1LSJ s.v. II.2; cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 2.262, and mu 825. ↩
2cf. Pausanias 1.17.1 (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

αι86Αἰδώςshame[Meaning] honor. And [there is] a proverb: "shame is not good for a man who is a beggar in need." In reference to those whose pleasantness harms them. Homer [says this]. Hesiod [writes]: "shame accompanies a man in…
αι88Αἰδοῖονpudendum, shameful thing[Meaning] the membrum. [That] which is also called 'necessary' by some; since it is a symbol of necessity. He who has large pudenda used to be called a)ndrosa/qwn ["manroot"].
ε3002Ἐρειπίοιςfallen"Having fallen on the fallen [bodies] of the dead [sheep]." Meaning [he] having fallen and lying on the piles of the dead; for all things which fall [pi/ptonta] on the earth [e)/ran] are called e)rei/pia. And from this…

Neighbouring entries

αι83Αἰδοσύνηmodesty αι84ΑἰδοῦμαιI revere, I stand in awe of αι85Αἰδῶrespect, shame αι86Αἰδώςshame αι87Αἰδοῖ εἴκωνyielding to shame

Revision history6 revisions · last 23 Nov 2015

23 Nov 2015x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
12 May 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
11 May 2012expanded primary note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Oct 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
8 May 2003Revised — David Whitehead
7 May 2003added x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
7 May 2003Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Αἰδῶ (Adler number alphaiota 85), trans. Catharine Roth, 7 May 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alphaiota/85

Translation by Catharine Roth for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗