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Δεραγχέας πάγας · strangling nooses (δ 249) · 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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δ245they were binding
δ246fright
δ247I lack little
δ248goblet
δ249strangling nooses
δ250skin
δ251glance
δ252collar, necklace
δ253collar

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Δεραγχέας πάγας

strangling nooses

Translated by Jennifer Benedict27 Jul 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

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Translation

[Meaning] those which compress the throat.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δεραγχέας πάγας· τὰς τὴν δέρην ἀγχούσας.

Betacode

*deragxe/as pa/gas: ta\s th\n de/rhn a)gxou/sas.

Notes

The headword phrase, in the accusative plural, is quoted from Greek Anthology 6.107.4 (Philip). On this epigram, the hunter Gelon's dedication to Pan, see Gow and Page (vol. I, 310-311) and (vol. II, 343-344). Here the Suda lexicographer has reversed the epigram's word order. As Gow and Page note (vol. II, 344), pa/gh (trap, snare, or net) is a general term, signifying anything that fixes or fastens; cf. LSJ s.v. (web address 1). The adjective, deragxh/s (strangling, here in the Doric accusative plural), shows that the snare is indeed a noose; cf. LSJ s.v. (web address 2).

References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

δ254Δέρηneck[Meaning the] throat. It is also said deirh/.

Neighbouring entries

δ247Δέω μικροῦI lack little δ248Δέπαςgoblet δ249Δεραγχέας πάγαςstrangling nooses δ250Δέραςskin δ251Δέργμαglance

Revision history4 revisions · last 30 Dec 2022

30 Dec 2022expanded primary note, added bibliography, added keyword, added links — Ronald Allen
11 Oct 2015Revised — David Whitehead
19 Jun 2012more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
9 Sep 2002Revised — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δεραγχέας πάγας (Adler number delta 249), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 27 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/249

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