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Βασκαίνει · is malevolent, is slanderous (β 168) · 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 β168

β164Basiliskos, Basiliscus
β165accessible
β166stepping
β167prejudice, slander
β168is malevolent, is slanderous
β169I bear a grudge against you
β170steps, gradations
β171Bassos the Corinthian
β172I lift up, I raise, I exalt

Suda/Β beta/β168

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Βασκαίνει

is malevolent, is slanderous

Translated by David Whitehead12 Oct 2000Vetting: high7 revisions

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3 notes · 40 words

Translation

[Used] with a dative.¹ Meaning complains and blames and maligns. So Demosthenes in the [speech] For Ktesiphon [sc. uses the word].² And later³ he says "no measure of mine has been malevolent and harsh and unkindly-meant". Meaning censorious and malignant.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βασκαίνει· δοτικῇ. ἀντὶ τοῦ αἰτιᾶται καὶ μέμφεται καὶ συκοφαντεῖ. οὕτως Δημοσθένης ἐν τῷ ὑπὲρ Κτησιφῶντος. καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἑξῆς, βάσκανον δὲ καὶ πικρὸν καὶ κακόηθες οὐδέν ἐστι πολίτευμα ἐμὸν, φησίν. ἀντὶ τοῦ φιλαίτιον καὶ συκοφαντικόν.

Betacode

*baskai/nei: dotikh=|. a)nti\ tou= ai)tia=tai kai\ me/mfetai kai\ sukofantei=. ou(/tws *dhmosqe/nhs e)n tw=| u(pe\r *kthsifw=ntos. kai\ e)n toi=s e(ch=s, ba/skanon de\ kai\ pikro\n kai\ kako/hqes ou)de/n e)sti poli/teuma e)mo\n, fhsi/n. a)nti\ tou= filai/tion kai\ sukofantiko/n.

Notes (3)

From Harpokration s.v. (apart from the grammatical point).
1(cf. beta 169.) Similarly in syntactical lexica. ↩
2Demosthenes 18.189 (web address 1). ↩
3Earlier, rather: Demosthenes 18.108 (web address 2).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

α22Ἀβάσκανοςunprejudiced[Meaning someone/something] deceit-free, envy-free. "He [Mithradates] became an unprejudiced witness to Caesar of the achievements of Antipater."
β167Βασκανίαprejudice, slanderand [sc. also attested is the related adjective ba/skanos, meaning] prejudiced/slanderous. They apply the [word] slanderous simply to verbal abuse. "You do not lie, despite being very slanderous."
β169Βασκαίνω σοιI bear a grudge against you[sc. The verb is used] always [so, i.e. with a dative]. But Libanius [uses it] with an accusative: "they bear a grudge against their relative."

Neighbouring entries

β166Βάσιςstepping β167Βασκανίαprejudice, slander β168Βασκαίνειis malevolent, is slanderous β169Βασκαίνω σοιI bear a grudge against you β170Βασμοίsteps, gradations

Revision history7 revisions · last 17 Sep 2015

17 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
12 Jun 2012upgraded links — Catharine Roth
1 Jul 2011another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Aug 2007tweaked tr — David Whitehead
4 Jul 2003added x-ref — David Whitehead
4 Jul 2003added links and keywords, set status — William Hutton
2 Sep 2002added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
12 Oct 2000Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Βασκαίνει (Adler number beta 168), trans. David Whitehead, 12 Oct 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/beta/168

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