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Χαίρειν · [to bid] farewell (χ 161) · Suda

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Near χ161

χ157farewell dear light
χ158Chairephon, Chaerephon
χ159Chairephon, Chaerephon
χ160Chairephon, Chairephon
χ161[to bid] farewell
χ162cheers, hail, take joy
χ163to say 'hello'
χ164greetings
χ165greetings, do/fare well, be high-minded (?)

Suda/Χ chi/χ161

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Χαίρειν

[to bid] farewell

Translated by David Whitehead29 Oct 2003Vetting: high6 revisions

daily life
definition
ethics

5 words

Translation

[Meaning] to bewail, to groan.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χαίρειν· οἰμώζειν, στενάζειν.

Betacode

*xai/rein: oi)mw/zein, stena/zein.

Notes

Likewise in other lexica; and cf. chi 156, chi 165.) In reference to the dead or dying, presumably.

Linked from2 entries

χ156Χαίρεινlet him say goodbye to talking rubbish[Meaning] let him blush at talking nonsense. Also [sc. attested is] "to rejoice", [meaning] to moan, to groan.
χ165Χαίρειν εὖ πράττειν πολλὰ φρονεῖνgreetings, do/fare well, be high-minded (?)Words of address. But some [define] xai/rein [as] to bewail, to groan.

Neighbouring entries

χ159ΧαιρεφῶνChairephon, Chaerephon χ160ΧαιρεφῶνChairephon, Chairephon χ161Χαίρειν[to bid] farewell χ162Χαίρεινcheers, hail, take joy χ163Χαίρεινto say 'hello'

Revision history6 revisions · last 22 Apr 2023

22 Apr 2023cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
10 Nov 2013 — David Whitehead
11 Jan 2004augmented note; added a keyword — David Whitehead
10 Jan 2004set status — Catharine Roth
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29 Oct 2003Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χαίρειν (Adler number chi 161), trans. David Whitehead, 29 Oct 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/161

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