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Δεινά · terrible things (δ 331) · 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 δ331

δ327Fright
δ328let us build
δ329to bind
δ330I deemed it necessary
δ331terrible things
δ332terrible things indeed
δ333Dinarchus, Deinarchos
δ334nothing is mightier than terrible necessity
δ335Deiniadai, Deiniadae

Suda/Δ delta/δ331

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Δεινά

terrible things

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Sep 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

athletics
comedy
definition
ethics
tragedy

2 notes · 34 words

Translation

"Are these not terrible things -- for this man here to put up a fight?"¹ Meaning big [things].
And Sophocles [writes]: "understanding, the clever charioteer from Athens↗ drew aside and held back."² Meaning experienced.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δεινά· οὐχὶ δεινὰ ταῦτα τύπτειν τουτονί. ἀντὶ τοῦ μεγάλα. καὶ Σοφοκλῆς· γνοὺς δ' ὁ ἐξ Ἀθηνῶν δεινὸς ἡνιοστρόφος, ἔξω περισπᾷ κἀνακωχεύει. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἔμπειρος.

Betacode

*deina/: ou)xi\ deina\ tau=ta tu/ptein toutoni/. a)nti\ tou= mega/la. kai\ *sofoklh=s: gnou\s d' o( e)c *)aqhnw=n deino\s h(niostro/fos, e)/cw perispa=| ka)nakwxeu/ei. a)nti\ tou= e)/mpeiros.

Notes (2)

For these 2 senses of deino/s see generally LSJ s.v.
1Aristophanes, Frogs 610 (web address 1 below), with comment from the scholia there. ↩
2Sophocles, Electra 731-2 (web address 2), with comment from the scholia there; cf. pi 1290.

External resources

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

Linked from2 entries

α1425ἈλύδενοςAludenos, AlydenosA bad wind.
δ343Δεινόςterrible; terribly clever[Meaning] knavish, capable, unswayed by flattery, wise, experienced. "You [are] terribly clever at speaking, but I am bad at learning from you. For I have found you ill-minded and harsh towards me." The sense: you are…

Neighbouring entries

δ329Δεῖνto bind δ330Δεῖν ᾠήθηνI deemed it necessary δ331Δεινάterrible things δ332Δεινὰ μὲν οὖνterrible things indeed δ333ΔείναρχοςDinarchus, Deinarchos

Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Jul 2016

16 Jul 2016tweaked link — Catharine Roth
20 Jun 2012another note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Sep 2002added x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Sep 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δεινά (Adler number delta 331), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 10 Sep 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/331

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