Χάριεν

pleasantly

Translated by Jennifer Benedict14 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 31 words

With the acute accent on the antepenult [it is used] meaning pleasingly [xarie/ntws]. But xari/en with the accent on the penult applies to [someone/something] charming.¹
Also [sc. attested is] xarie/ntws ["pleasingly"].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χάριεν· προπαροξυτόνως ἀντὶ τοῦ χαριέντως. χαρίεν δὲ παροξυτόνως ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐπιχαροῦς. καὶ Χαριέντως.

Betacode

*xa/rien: proparocuto/nws a)nti\ tou= xarie/ntws. xari/en de\ parocuto/nws e)pi\ tou= e)pixarou=s. kai\ *xarie/ntws.

Notes (2)

1Similarly in other lexica and grammars (and cf. under chi 103). ↩
2(Addendum lacking, Adler reports, in mss AFS.) Presumably quoted from somewhere, but too commonplace to track down. ↩

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χ103ΧάριενpleasantAttic [speakers] send [the accent] two [syllables] back; the common [dialect puts it] before one [syllable]. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "if there is anything bright and lovely or pleasant in the eyes of men, it…

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χ102ΧαρίδημοςCharidemos, Charidemus χ103Χάριενpleasant χ104Χάριενpleasantly χ105Χαριεντίζεις καὶ καταπαίζεις ἡμῶν καὶ βωμολοχεύῃyou jest and make fun of us and would play tricks χ106Χαριεντιζόμενοιjesting

Revision history3 revisions · last 31 May 2016

31 May 2016expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
8 Nov 2013another note — David Whitehead
16 Mar 2008cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2008Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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