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Χρυσίδιον · chrysidion (χ 565) · Suda

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Χρυσίδιον

chrysidion

Translated by Constantina Katsari · 30 Jun 2002 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
rhetoric

Translation

[Meaning] a small piece of gold [chrysos], [expressed] diminutively.

Greek original

Χρυσίδιον· τὸ μικρὸν χρυσίον, ὑποκοριστικῶς.

Betacode

*xrusi/dion: to\ mikro\n xrusi/on, u(pokoristikw=s.

Notes

A word favoured by the Attic Orators: Isaeus 2.9, Isocrates 13.4, Demosthenes 27.15.

Neighbours in Adler order

χ562Χρυσηλάκατοςgolden-distaffed, golden-spindled χ563Χρυσήνιοςgolden-reined χ564Χρυσῆν σειρήνgolden cord χ565Χρυσίδιονchrysidion χ566ΧρυσίζωI am golden, I have gold χ567Χρυσίππειοι μαθηταίChrysippeian pupils, Chrysippian pupils χ568ΧρύσιπποςChrysippus, Chrysippos

Revisions (6)

6 Jul 2023Catharine Rothtweaked translation
14 Nov 2013David Whitehead
20 Apr 2010David Whiteheadtweaks
1 Jul 2002David Whiteheadadded note and keywords
30 Jun 2002Constantina Katsaritranslated

Cite

Suda On Line, s.v. Χρυσίδιον (Adler number chi 565), trans. Constantina Katsari, 30 Jun 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/565

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CC BY-NC-SA Translation by Constantina Katsari for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, . Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially.