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Αἰδοῖον · pudendum, shameful thing (αι 88) · 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 αι88

αι84I revere, I stand in awe of
αι85respect, shame
αι86shame
αι87yielding to shame
αι88pudendum, shameful thing
αι89venerable
αι90shameful
αι91ai ai!
αι92Aiaia, Aeaea

Suda/ΑΙ alphaiota/αι88

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Αἰδοῖον

pudendum, shameful thing

Translated by William Hutton22 May 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

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1 note · 29 words

Translation

[Meaning] the membrum.¹
[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"].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Αἰδοῖον· τὸ μόριον. ὃ καὶ ἀναγκαῖον πρός τινων καλεῖται· ἐπεὶ τῆς ἀνάγκης ἐστὶ συμβόλαιον. ὅτι ὁ μεγάλα ἔχων αἰδοῖα ἀνδροσάθων ἐλέγετο.

Betacode

*ai)doi=on: to\ mo/rion. o(\ kai\ a)nagkai=on pro/s tinwn kalei=tai: e)pei\ th=s a)na/gkhs e)sti\ sumbo/laion. o(/ti o( mega/la e)/xwn ai)doi=a a)ndrosa/qwn e)le/geto.

Notes (1)

[1] cf. alphaiota 85.
2An epithet of Priapos (pi 2275, pi 2276, pi 2277). This supplementary material comes from alpha 1827 and alpha 2189.

Linked from2 entries

α1827ἈναγκαῖονnecessaryThus is the penis called, since it is a token of necessity. "They resorted to force out of necessity." Meaning because of necessities. Isaeus calls the [sc. Athenian] prison a)nagkai=on. But Callisthenes said a)nwgai/wn…
α2189Ἀνδροσάθωνman-pricked, man-root[Meaning] possessing large genitals.

Neighbouring entries

αι86Αἰδώςshame αι87Αἰδοῖ εἴκωνyielding to shame αι88Αἰδοῖονpudendum, shameful thing αι89Αἰδοῖοςvenerable αι90Αἴδυλοςshameful

Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Nov 2015

23 Nov 2015Revised — David Whitehead
11 May 2012x-ref; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Oct 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
22 May 2003augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 May 2003Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Αἰδοῖον (Adler number alphaiota 88), trans. William Hutton, 22 May 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alphaiota/88

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 ↗