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Δραχαρνεῦ · o oak-Acharnian (δ 1515) · 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 δ1515

δ1511do! , get it done!
δ1512effective
δ1513effective, efficient, energetic
δ1514efficacious, energetic
δ1515o oak-Acharnian
δ1516drachma
δ1517scythe-bearing four-horse chariots
δ1518scythe-bearing
δ1519harvests, is being harvested

Suda/Δ delta/δ1515

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Δραχαρνεῦ

o oak-Acharnian

Translated by David Whitehead27 Sep 2000Vetting: high7 revisions

comedy
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3 notes · 43 words

Translation

"O oaken Acharnian, o unfeeling."¹ For the Acharnians used to be ridiculed in comedy as being wild and harsh.² In the case of the Potamians, it was for readily accepting the improperly-inscribed [sc. into membership]; and Thymaitadai and Prospaltians because they were litigious.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δραχαρνεῦ· δρύινε Ἀχαρνεῦ, ἀναίσθητε. ἐκωμῳδοῦντο γὰρ οἱ Ἀχαρνεῖς ὡς ἄγριοι καὶ σκληροί. ποτάμιοι δέ, ὡς ῥᾳδίως δεχόμενοι τοὺς παρεγγράφους. θυμοιτάδαι καὶ προσπάλτιοι, ὡς δικαστικοί.

Betacode

*draxarneu=: dru/ine *)axarneu=, a)nai/sqhte. e)kwmw|dou=nto ga\r oi( *)axarnei=s w(s a)/grioi kai\ sklhroi/. pota/mioi de/, w(s r(a|di/ws dexo/menoi tou\s pareggra/fous. qumoita/dai kai\ prospa/ltioi, w(s dikastikoi/.

Notes (3)

Likewise in Photius, Lexicon delta762 (where Theodoridis emends the headword to *Druaxarneu=).
1A fragment of Attic comedy (Adespota fr. 75 Kock, now 498 K.-A.). ↩
2Quoted at alpha 359, end; also at sigma 639. ↩
3Oddly, the major deme Acharnai (D. Whitehead, The Demes of Attica (Princeton 1986) index s.v.) does not have its own Suda entry, but for Potamos see pi 2122 and pi 2124; for Thymaitadai see theta 554; and for Prospalta see pi 2780.

Linked from2 entries

α360Ἀγρίουςwild menAeschines in the speech Against Timarchos calls men who are very agitated by the love of boys "wild men". And Menander says a gambler is "wild" if he is too eager for gambling. The ancients used to call pederasts "wild"…
α4677ἈχαρνείτηςAcharnite[Meaning someone/something] from Athens. "Often in orchestras and on stages the curving blooming Acharnite ivy adorned his hair."

Neighbouring entries

δ1513Δραστήριοςeffective, efficient, energetic δ1514Δραστηρίοιςefficacious, energetic δ1515Δραχαρνεῦo oak-Acharnian δ1516Δραχμήdrachma δ1517Δρεπανηφόρα τέθριππαscythe-bearing four-horse chariots

Revision history7 revisions · last 15 Nov 2015

15 Nov 2015Revised — David Whitehead
28 Dec 2014Revised — David Whitehead
26 Feb 2014added cross-reference — William Hutton
23 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
18 Jul 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
21 Sep 2003Cosmetics — Elizabeth Vandiver
4 Sep 2002added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Sep 2000Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δραχαρνεῦ (Adler number delta 1515), trans. David Whitehead, 27 Sep 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1515

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