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Χαμαιεύρετος · found-on-the-ground (χ 66) · 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 χ66

χ62Ham's quarters
χ63groundwards
χ64on the ground
χ65ground-sleeping [women]
χ66found-on-the-ground
χ67ground-seeking [ones]
χ68ground-leavened bread
χ69chamaeleon, chameleon
χ70chamaileon

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Χαμαιεύρετος

found-on-the-ground

Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

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1 note · 7 words

Translation

"He found me found-on-the-ground and reared me."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χαμαιεύρετος. χαμαιεύρετόν με εὗρε καὶ ἀνεθρέψατο.

Betacode

*xamaieu/retos. xamaieu/reto/n me eu(=re kai\ a)neqre/yato.

Notes (1)

The headword adjective, nominative singular, appears in the quotation in the accusative.
1An abridgement of Constantine Porphyrogenitus, De virtutibus et vitiis 158.17-18 (Bellerophon [beta 231] describes how Proitos found him). cf. John Malalas Chronographia p.83.13 Dindorf = p.59.5-6 Thurn; cf. Jeffreys et al. p.40. On Proitos (Proetus), see OCD4 s.v., mu 307, and sigma 515.

References

A. Nauck, Mélanges gréco-romains 2.255.
L.A. Dindorf, ed., Ioannis Malalae Chronographia, (Bonn 1831)
J. Thurn, ed., Ioannis Malalae Chronographia, (Berlin 2000)
E. Jeffreys, M. Jeffreys, and R. Scott, trans., The Chronicle of John Malalas, (Leiden 1986)

Neighbouring entries

χ64Χαμαίon the ground χ65Χαμαιευνάδεςground-sleeping [women]χ66Χαμαιεύρετοςfound-on-the-ground χ67Χαμαίζηλοιground-seeking [ones]χ68Χαμαιζυμήτης ἄρτοςground-leavened bread

Revision history5 revisions · last 16 Aug 2026

16 Aug 2026added to bibliography n.1, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
6 May 2022cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
5 May 2022Revised — Olivier Gengler
7 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
13 Mar 2008modified note and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
12 Mar 2008Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χαμαιεύρετος (Adler number chi 66), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 12 Mar 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/66

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