Βείδιος

glorious (?)

Translated by Catharine Roth · 9 Aug 2000 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] one who/which is famous.

Greek original

Βείδιος· ὁ ἔνδοξος.

Betacode

*bei/dios: o( e)/ndocos.

Notes

Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. In other lexica the plural beidioi is registered as a Laconian dialect word, for officials of some kind. Not in LSJ as that form, but see the LSJ entry on bidiai=oi (other forms bi/deoi and bi/duoi), glossed as "officers at Sparta, whose duties were connected with the charge of the the ephebi"; five in Pausanias, six in inscriptions. This is derived from *widuios, with beta representing w-. Perhaps the Suda's adjective is from the same root, with the meaning "conspicuous."

References

P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, ed. 2 (Paris 2009), s.v. bi/duos (p. 167)

Neighbours in Adler order

β245ΒεροιαίοιςBeroiaians, Beroeaeans β246ΒεσπασιανόςVespasianos, Vespasianus, Vespasian β247Βεστιάριονvestiarium, wardrobe β248Βείδιοςglorious (?)β249Βειέλοπεςthongs β250Βήbaa β251Βῆwent

Revisions (7)

20 Sep 2015Catharine Rothcosmeticule
20 Sep 2015David Whiteheadcoding and other cosmetics
2 Jun 2012Catharine Rothadded bibliography
28 May 2012David Whiteheadexpanded note; more keywords
30 Aug 2002David Whitehead
9 Aug 2000Catharine Rothtranslated

Notes

Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. In other lexica the plural beidioi is registered as a Laconian dialect word, for officials of some kind. Not in LSJ as that form, but see the LSJ entry on bidiai=oi (other forms bi/deoi and bi/duoi), glossed as "officers at Sparta, whose duties were connected with the charge of the the ephebi"; five in Pausanias, six in inscriptions. This is derived from *widuios, with beta representing w-. Perhaps the Suda's adjective is from the same root, with the meaning "conspicuous."