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Διφρεία · chariot-driving (δ 1291) · 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 δ1291

δ1287face-to-face twin-phalanx formation
δ1288pronouncement, repetition
δ1289twofold
δ1290leather
δ1291chariot-driving
δ1292driving a chariot
δ1293diphriskos, little chariot
δ1294diphros
δ1295stool-carriers

Suda/Δ delta/δ1291

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Διφρεία

chariot-driving

Translated by Catharine Roth24 Aug 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

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6 words

Translation

[Meaning] the going-around of the chariot.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διφρεία· ἡ τοῦ ἅρματος περιφέρεια.

Betacode

*difrei/a: h( tou= a(/rmatos perife/reia.

Notes

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.
The translation of the headword given above is the only sense of this feminine noun recognised in LSJ s.v.; the glossing noun, however, has several meanings including 'curvature', so it is possible that the headword here actually means the shape of the vehicle's chassis.
cf. generally delta 1292, delta 1293, delta 1294, delta 1295.

Neighbouring entries

δ1289Διφάσιαtwofold δ1290Διφθέραleather δ1291Διφρείαchariot-driving δ1292Διφρηλατῶνdriving a chariot δ1293Διφρίσκοςdiphriskos, little chariot

Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Nov 2015

12 Nov 2015coding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Jul 2012expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
25 Aug 2004x-refs; more keywords — David Whitehead
24 Aug 2004Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διφρεία (Adler number delta 1291), trans. Catharine Roth, 24 Aug 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1291

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗