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Δολιχόσκιον · long-shadowing (δ 1340) · 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 δ1340

δ1336long (ones)
δ1337they go through a long course
δ1338long
δ1339calavance; the long course
δ1340long-shadowing
δ1341Dolobellas, Dolabella
δ1342crafty-witted
δ1343deceit
δ1344Dolops

Suda/Δ delta/δ1340

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Δολιχόσκιον

long-shadowing

Translated by Catharine Roth14 Mar 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

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3 words

Translation

[Meaning something] far-to-travel.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δολιχόσκιον· τὸ μακροπόρευτον.

Betacode

*dolixo/skion: to\ makropo/reuton.

Notes

The headword, neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective, occurs 26 times in Homer, as a formulaic epithet for a spear: 'casting a long shadow'. (For the 'long' part of the compound cf. delta 1336, delta 1337, delta 1338, delta 1339.)
The Suda's gloss on it here is unparalleled, but makra\n poreuo/menon in a scholion on Homer, Iliad 3.346 (web address 1) and ps.-Zonaras comes closest. See also e.g. Hesychius delta2151.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

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.

Neighbouring entries

δ1338Δολιχόνlong δ1339Δόλιχοςcalavance; the long course δ1340Δολιχόσκιονlong-shadowing δ1341ΔολοβέλλαςDolobellas, Dolabella δ1342Δολόμητιςcrafty-witted

Revision history4 revisions · last 12 Nov 2015

12 Nov 2015expanded note — David Whitehead
16 Jul 2012more keywords — David Whitehead
31 Jul 2011tweaked link, typo — Catharine Roth
14 Mar 2005tweaked headword and translation; augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δολιχόσκιον (Adler number delta 1340), trans. Catharine Roth, 14 Mar 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1340

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 ↗