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Δράγματα · handfuls of uncut corn, trusses (δ 1490) · Suda

Letters

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 δ1490

δ1486Dotor, Giver
δ1487dotus
δ1488acts
δ1489get done!
δ1490handfuls of uncut corn, trusses
δ1491a drachma falling as hail; a handful falling as hail
δ1492drakaulos; living with a snake
δ1493she-dragon
δ1494Drakontides, Dracontides

Suda/Δ delta/δ1490

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Δράγματα

handfuls of uncut corn, trusses

Translated by Robert Dyer12 Mar 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

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2 notes · 23 words

Translation

[Meaning] first-fruits.¹
"Heronax consecrated [sc. to the Satyrs and Bacchus] as the first handfuls of his planting these triple casks from triple vineyards."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δράγματα· ἀπαρχαί. Ἡρῶναξ πρῶτα δράγματα φυταλιῆς τρισσῶν οἰνοπέδων τρισσοὺς ἱερώσατο τούσδε κάδους.

Betacode

*dra/gmata: a)parxai/. *(hrw=nac prw=ta dra/gmata futalih=s trissw=n oi)nope/dwn trissou\s i(erw/sato tou/sde ka/dous.

Notes (2)

The headword is possibly extracted from the quotation given, though there are numerous alternatives (in e.g. Homer, Callimachus, Theocritus and the Septuagint). Same headword but different glossing in Hesychius, Photius, and elsewhere. In any event the noun, from the same root as the verb dra/ssomai 'pluck with the hand, reap', should be distinguished from the feminine nouns from the same root and of the same original meaning, dragmh/, draxmh/.
cf. under alpha 1481, theta 238.
1For this glossing term cf. generally alpha 1002. ↩
2An approximation ('first' should be genitive, agreeing with 'planting') and abridgment of Greek Anthology 6.44.2-4 (perhaps by Leonidas of Tarentum), on Heronax's libations to Satyrs and Dionysus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 137), (vol. II, 391-392), and other extracts from this epigram at kappa 24 and omicroniota 139. In ritual contexts, the headword seems to refer to the handful of wheat (or other cereal) first reaped, a sense extendable to the wine first poured from the grapes first harvested. The meaning of 'triple' is not clear here, but presumably has ritual force.

References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)

Linked from4 entries

α1481Ἀμαλλοδετήρsheaf-binder[Meaning] one who draws the handfuls [of stalks] together.
δ1491Δραγμὴ χαλαζῶσαa drachma falling as hail; a handful falling as hailIn the time of Diophantus the theor{et}ikon came into being, a drachma. And when a hailstorm from the sky stopped at that time, the joke was that it was a handful of hailstones.
ε472ἘκκλησίανchurchChrist called the church his own body, and through this [church] he ministers as a man; but he receives offerings as God. The church offers the symbols of his body and of his blood, sanctifying the whole lump through…
η553ἩρῶναξHeronaxA proper name.

Neighbouring entries

δ1488Δρᾷacts δ1489Δρᾶget done!δ1490Δράγματαhandfuls of uncut corn, trusses δ1491Δραγμὴ χαλαζῶσαa drachma falling as hail; a handful falling as hail δ1492Δράκαυλοςdrakaulos; living with a snake

Revision history6 revisions · last 27 Jan 2021

27 Jan 2021expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-reference — Ronald Allen
15 Nov 2015coding — David Whitehead
17 Jul 2012expanded notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Jun 2009cosmetics — William Hutton
17 Jun 2002added keyword — David Whitehead
13 Mar 2002added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
12 Mar 2002Translated — Robert Dyer

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δράγματα (Adler number delta 1490), trans. Robert Dyer, 12 Mar 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1490

Translation by Robert Dyer for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, David Whitehead, William Hutton, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗