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Διορυγή · excavation through [something] (δ 1201) · Suda

Letters

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 δ1201

δ1197I delimit, I separate [by a boundary]
δ1198fixed time
δ1199dioriskos
δ1200(something which) must be defined, (something which) must be separated
δ1201excavation through [something]
δ1202Dios
δ1203Zeus' blossom, Zeus' flower
δ1204Zeus' brain, Zeus' morsel
δ1205Zeus-omen, Zeus-sign

Suda/Δ delta/δ1201

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Διορυγή

excavation through [something]

Translated by Antonella Ippolito11 Jan 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

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2 notes · 23 words

Translation

[Meaning] the [sc. process of] digging.¹ But diw/ruc ["canal/conduit/trench"] [has as its genitive] diw/rugos.²
Also [sc. attested is the cognate participle] diorwrugme/nos ["dug-through"].³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διορυγή· ἡ ὄρυξις. Διώρυξ δὲ διώρυγος. καὶ Διορωρυγμένος.

Betacode

*diorugh/: h( o)/rucis. *diw/ruc de\ diw/rugos. kai\ *diorwrugme/nos.

Notes (2)

[1] cf. delta 1253.
2cf. delta 1252. (Omitted from some manuscripts.) ↩
3See e.g. Plutarch, Alexander 69 and Arrian, Anabasis 6.29.4 on the tomb of Cyrus the Great.

Linked from1 entry

δ1252Διώρυξconduit[diw/ruc, genitive] diw/rugos.

Neighbouring entries

δ1199Διορίσκοςdioriskos δ1200Διοριστέον(something which) must be defined, (something which) must be separated δ1201Διορυγήexcavation through [something]δ1202ΔῖοςDios δ1203Διὸς ἄνθοςZeus' blossom, Zeus' flower

Revision history4 revisions · last 16 Nov 2014

16 Nov 2014Revised — David Whitehead
16 Nov 2014coding — Catharine Roth
12 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
12 Jan 2005tweaked translation; supplied notes; added more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
11 Jan 2005Translated — Antonella Ippolito

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διορυγή (Adler number delta 1201), trans. Antonella Ippolito, 11 Jan 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1201

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