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Διοτρεφής · Zeus-fostered, Zeus-reared (δ 1216) · Suda

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Near δ1216

δ1212Zeus' voice
δ1213Zeus's tribunal, Zeus's vote
δ1214because
δ1215Diotimus, Diotimos
δ1216Zeus-fostered, Zeus-reared
δ1217Diophanes
δ1218Diophanes', of Diophanes
δ1219Diophantos, Diophantus
δ1220troublesome

Suda/Δ delta/δ1216

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Διοτρεφής

Zeus-fostered, Zeus-reared

Translated by Antonella Ippolito24 Jan 2005Vetting: high7 revisions

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Translation

[Meaning] nourished by Zeus.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διοτρεφής· ὑπὸ Διὸς τεθραμμένος.

Betacode

*diotrefh/s: u(po\ *dio\s teqramme/nos.

Notes

= Synagoge delta316, Photius delta660. Homeric gloss (cf. scholia to Homer, Iliad 2.98), explaining an epithet related to kings, illustrious warriors or divine descendants (cf. Odyssey 5.378 on the Phaeacians). In Iliad 21.223 it is used of the river Scamander as fed by the rain, thus by Zeus.
LSJ entry at web address 1.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

δ1214Διότιbecause δ1215ΔιότιμοςDiotimus, Diotimos δ1216ΔιοτρεφήςZeus-fostered, Zeus-reared δ1217ΔιοφάνηςDiophanes δ1218ΔιοφανοῦςDiophanes', of Diophanes

Revision history7 revisions · last 11 Nov 2015

11 Nov 2015Revised — David Whitehead
28 Aug 2013augmented note — William Hutton
13 Jul 2012more keywords — David Whitehead
29 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
12 Feb 2005augmented note — Catharine Roth
26 Jan 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
25 Jan 2005modified headword; other cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Jan 2005Translated — Antonella Ippolito

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διοτρεφής (Adler number delta 1216), trans. Antonella Ippolito, 24 Jan 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1216

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