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Δαιτυμόνες · feasters, those being feasted (δ 129) · 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 δ129

δ125feasters
δ126feasts
δ127feast
δ128of an equal banquet
δ129feasters, those being feasted
δ130to cut up and distribute
δ131carver
δ132apportioner, carver, distributor
δ133but

Suda/Δ delta/δ129

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Δαιτυμόνες

feasters, those being feasted

Translated by Jennifer Benedict23 Jul 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

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1 note · 9 words

Translation

[Meaning] those taking a meal,¹ those being entertained sumptuously.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δαιτυμόνες· ἀριστηταί, εὐωχούμενοι.

Betacode

*daitumo/nes: a)risthtai/, eu)wxou/menoi.

Notes (1)

Same or similar entry in other lexica; and for this headword see already above, under delta 125 and delta 128. It is probably quoted here from Homer, Odyssey 4.621, though in fact the scholia both to that passage and to Oppian, Halieutica 1.489 and 3.232, are similar.

1cf. epsilon 3219.

Linked from2 entries

δ120Δαίνυfeast[Meaning] entertain sumptuously. Homer [writes]: "feast a feast for the elders." Also [sc. attested is] dainu/menos ["one who is being feasted"], [meaning one who is] being entertained sumptuously.
δ128Δαιτὸς ἐΐσηςof an equal banquet[Meaning] from feasting divided equally. But Zenodotus says [it means] "of good [feasting]," since nourishment is good for mankind. Since the first human beings, who did not have bountiful nourishment, snatched it by…

Neighbouring entries

δ127Δαιτήfeast δ128Δαιτὸς ἐΐσηςof an equal banquet δ129Δαιτυμόνεςfeasters, those being feasted δ130Δαιτρεύεινto cut up and distribute δ131Δαιτρόνcarver

Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Oct 2015

7 Oct 2015Revised — David Whitehead
17 Jun 2012augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
4 Sep 2002added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
23 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δαιτυμόνες (Adler number delta 129), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 23 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/129

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