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Δόλιχος · calavance; the long course (δ 1339) · Suda

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Near δ1339

δ1335Dolion
δ1336long (ones)
δ1337they go through a long course
δ1338long
δ1339calavance; the long course
δ1340long-shadowing
δ1341Dolobellas, Dolabella
δ1342crafty-witted
δ1343deceit

Suda/Δ delta/δ1339

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Δόλιχος

calavance; the long course

Translated by Catharine Roth14 Mar 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

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1 note · 37 words

Translation

[Meaning] a pulse [of that name];¹ also the name of the course, with accent on the first syllable. But the adjective dolixo/s, [meaning] long, has its accent on the last syllable.
The long course [is] 20 stadia.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δόλιχος· τὸ ὄσπριον· καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ δρόμου, προπαροξυτόνως. δολιχὸς δὲ τὸ ἐπίθετον, ὁ μακρός, ὀξυτόνως. ἔστι δὲ ὁ δόλιχος κʹ στάδια.

Betacode

*do/lixos: to\ o)/sprion: kai\ to\ o)/noma tou= dro/mou, proparocuto/nws. dolixo\s de\ to\ e)pi/qeton, o( makro/s, o)cuto/nws. e)/sti de\ o( do/lixos k# sta/dia.

Notes (1)

[1] Vigna sinensis; Theophrastus, Enquiry into Plants 8.3.2.
2From the scholia to Sophocles, Electra 684, where dro/mon occurs; cf. delta 807, delta 1336, sigma 981.

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.
δ1337Δολιχεύουσιthey go through a long course[Meaning] they make a circuit. Aelian [says]: "Dionysius by name, a merchant by profession, who has often made many round trips by sea, obtains substantial wealth."
δ1340Δολιχόσκιονlong-shadowing[Meaning something] far-to-travel.

Neighbouring entries

δ1337Δολιχεύουσιthey go through a long course δ1338Δολιχόνlong δ1339Δόλιχοςcalavance; the long course δ1340Δολιχόσκιονlong-shadowing δ1341ΔολοβέλλαςDolobellas, Dolabella

Revision history4 revisions · last 26 Nov 2014

26 Nov 2014Revised — David Whitehead
25 Nov 2014tweak — Catharine Roth
16 Jul 2012another keyword — David Whitehead
15 Mar 2005augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δόλιχος (Adler number delta 1339), trans. Catharine Roth, 14 Mar 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1339

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗