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Δολιχόν · long (δ 1338) · Suda

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Near δ1338

δ1334good-seeming, being accepted
δ1335Dolion
δ1336long (ones)
δ1337they go through a long course
δ1338long
δ1339calavance; the long course
δ1340long-shadowing
δ1341Dolobellas, Dolabella
δ1342crafty-witted

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Δολιχόν

long

Translated by Catharine Roth14 Mar 2005Vetting: high6 revisions

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1 note · 28 words

Translation

[Meaning something] lengthy, or large.¹
"To have a spear not so long as one for fighting from horseback, but so that only the spearpoint extended to a height."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δολιχόν· μακρόν, ἢ πολύ. ἔχειν δὲ δόρυ οὐ κατὰ τὸν ἐξ ἵππου μαχόμενον δολιχόν, ἀλλ' ὥστε μόνον τὴν ἐπιδορατίδα ὑπερέχειν ἐς ὕψος.

Betacode

*dolixo/n: makro/n, h)\ polu/. e)/xein de\ do/ru ou) kata\ to\n e)c i(/ppou maxo/menon dolixo/n, a)ll' w(/ste mo/non th\n e)pidorati/da u(pere/xein e)s u(/yos.

Notes (1)

[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon. The headword is neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective (for which see already delta 1336, with equivalent glossing for the plural). It might be extracted from the quotation given, but more probably from Homer (e.g. Iliad 13.162, 15.474).
2Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable; and what the last part of it means is unclear.

Linked from4 entries

δ807ΔίαυλοςdiaulosThe [contest] having a race that is two-fold in its method of running, completing the stadion and returning. Those who run seven laps are long-race runners. For this reason, too, they are called long-course runners, for…
δ1336Δολιχάlong (ones)[Meaning] lengthy [ones], large [ones]. *do/lixos ["the long course" is the course for] horse-races. From the [fact that it entails] turning; but the sta/dion [is] a straight course.
δ1340Δολιχόσκιονlong-shadowing[Meaning something] far-to-travel.
ε2304Ἐπιδορατίςspear-head, spear-point[Meaning] the iron [part], the [one] at the top of the javelin.

Neighbouring entries

δ1336Δολιχάlong (ones)δ1337Δολιχεύουσιthey go through a long course δ1338Δολιχόνlong δ1339Δόλιχοςcalavance; the long course δ1340Δολιχόσκιονlong-shadowing

Revision history6 revisions · last 11 Sep 2016

11 Sep 2016typo — Catharine Roth
12 Nov 2015tweaked and expanded notes; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Jul 2012typo — Catharine Roth
16 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
10 Mar 2011augmented notes; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2005augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δολιχόν (Adler number delta 1338), trans. Catharine Roth, 14 Mar 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1338

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