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Βεελφεγώρ · Beelphegor (β 226) · Suda

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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 β226

β222weighed-down
β223has roared, has bellowed
β224stuffed-full (ones)
β225has been stuffed full, is stuffed full
β226Beelphegor
β227Bezek
β228bekeselene
β229bekeselene
β230darts

Suda/Β beta/β226

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Βεελφεγώρ

Beelphegor

Translated by Craig Gibson15 Oct 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

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3 notes · 27 words

Translation

Beel [means] Cronus;¹ Phegor [means] the place² in which he was honored.³
"So they were consecrated to Beelphegor". Meaning in the place of the image of Phegor.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βεελφεγώρ· Βέελ, ὁ Κρόνος· Φεγώρ, ὁ τόπος, ἐν ᾧ ἐτιμᾶτο. ἐτελέσθησαν οὖν τῷ Βεελφεγώρ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τοῦ Φεγὼρ εἰδώλου.

Betacode

*beelfegw/r: *be/el, o( *kro/nos: *fegw/r, o( to/pos, e)n w(=| e)tima=to. e)tele/sqhsan ou)=n tw=| *beelfegw/r. a)nti\ tou= e)n tw=| to/pw| tou= *fegw\r ei)dw/lou.

Notes (3)

Again at phi 185.
1For Beel see already beta 1, beta 24. ↩
2Mt. Phegor (Phogor, Peor), in Moab. ↩
3Theodoret (PG 89, 1729a) on Psalm 105.28 LXX, about to be quoted. The verb reappears at epsilon 3281.

Neighbouring entries

β224Βεβυσμέναstuffed-full (ones)β225Βέβυστοhas been stuffed full, is stuffed full β226ΒεελφεγώρBeelphegor β227ΒεζέκBezek β228Βεκεσέληνεbekeselene

Revision history6 revisions · last 20 Sep 2015

20 Sep 2015coding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Jun 2012tweaks — Catharine Roth
28 May 2012another keyword — David Whitehead
22 Jan 2008augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Oct 2002added x-ref — David Whitehead
16 Oct 2002modified note — Catharine Roth
15 Oct 2002Translated — Craig Gibson

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Βεελφεγώρ (Adler number beta 226), trans. Craig Gibson, 15 Oct 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/beta/226

Translation by Craig Gibson 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 ↗