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Δώρων δόκησιν · receiving of bribes (δ 1473) · 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 δ1473

δ1469having engaged in bribery
δ1470having engaged in bribery
δ1471bribe-receiver
δ1472hand, hand's-breadth
δ1473receiving of bribes
δ1474when someone gives a gift praise it
δ1475bribery by a foreigner
δ1476Doros, Dorus
δ1477I give, I present

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Δώρων δόκησιν

receiving of bribes

Translated by David Whitehead11 May 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

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Translation

[Meaning] bribe-taking. Thucydides [sc. uses the phrase].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δώρων δόκησιν· τὴν δωροδοκίαν. Θουκυδίδης.

Betacode

*dw/rwn do/khsin: th\n dwrodoki/an. *qoukudi/dhs.

Notes

Likewise in Photius, and cf. the scholia to Thucydides 5.16.3, where the headword phrase (accusative case) is used.
See also delta 1469, delta 1470, delta 1472.

Linked from1 entry

δ1467Δωρογραφήpublic prosecution for briberyWhenever one of the [sc. Athenian] politicians was accused of having taken bribes, the complaint against him used to have two descriptions, both "bribe-taking" [dwrodoki/a] and "public prosecution for bribery."

Neighbouring entries

δ1471Δωροδόκοςbribe-receiver δ1472Δῶρονhand, hand's-breadth δ1473Δώρων δόκησινreceiving of bribes δ1474Δῶρονwhen someone gives a gift praise it δ1475Δωροξενίαbribery by a foreigner

Revision history4 revisions · last 25 Aug 2013

25 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
17 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
28 Jun 2004Revised — David Whitehead
2 Jun 2003Revised — Catharine Roth
11 May 2003Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δώρων δόκησιν (Adler number delta 1473), trans. David Whitehead, 11 May 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1473

Translation by David Whitehead 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 ↗