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Δαΐς · fray (δ 17) · 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

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δ13cleaving asunder, rending
δ14to the war-dead, for the war-dead
δ15of a daimon
δ16having cleaved asunder
δ17fray
δ18brand, torch
δ19fray-minded
δ20Dakes, Dacians
δ21you would bite

Suda/Δ delta/δ17

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Δαΐς

fray

Translated by Gabriel Bodard2 Jun 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

definition
epic
military affairs
poetry

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] battle.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δαΐς· ἡ μάχη.

Betacode

*dai/+s: h( ma/xh.

Notes

See already delta 11. The headword is poetic (epic, etc.); the gloss -- for which cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 13.286, where the dative occurs -- is the common, prosaic word for (a) battle.

Linked from3 entries

δ11Δαΐin fray[Meaning] in battle. In the Epigrams: "(I) the trumpet, which once poured forth war's bloody tune in the fray and the sweet melody of peace, [hang here etc.]".
δ12Δαΐαν ὁδόνhostile way, warlike way[Meaning a] competitive or experienced [one], from the [verb] dah=nai, which is to learn; or meaning quarrelsome. "And despite being found guilty of having perpetated a hostile evil, he nonetheless kept quiet."
δ19Δαΐφρονοςfray-minded[Meaning] intelligent or warlike.

Neighbouring entries

δ15Δαΐμονοςof a daimon δ16Δαΐξαςhaving cleaved asunder δ17Δαΐςfray δ18Δαΐςbrand, torch δ19Δαΐφρονοςfray-minded

Revision history5 revisions · last 4 Oct 2015

4 Oct 2015 — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2012expanded note; tweaking — David Whitehead
25 Mar 2001added note and keywords — David Whitehead
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2 Jun 2000Translated — Gabriel Bodard

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δαΐς (Adler number delta 17), trans. Gabriel Bodard, 2 Jun 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/17

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