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Δειπνητός · dinner-time (δ 355) · 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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δ351clever (ones), terrible (ones)
δ352Egyptians (are) clever at crafting machines
δ353having shown
δ354demonstrations, displays, performances, shows
δ355dinner-time
δ356dinner-trapping
δ357some meal, Mr Scythian
δ358meal
δ359Deipnosophistai, Deipnosophistae, Deipnosophists, Dinner-Sophists, Sophists at Dinner

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Δειπνητός

dinner-time

Translated by Jennifer Benedict17 Dec 2003Vetting: high7 revisions

daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic
ethics
food
+1
- mythology

4 notes · 41 words

Translation

[Meaning] what we regard as a suitable meal-time.¹
"I feast" [deipni/zw] another person, but "I myself feast" [deipnw=].² And [sc. also attested is its infinitive] deipnei=n.
"And indeed Homer created Agamemnon feasting the nobles."³
And elsewhere: "welcome us and feast [us]."⁴

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δειπνητός· ὁ καθ' ἡμᾶς ἀρίστου καιρός. Δειπνίζω ἕτερον· Δειπνῶ δὲ ἐγὼ αὐτός. καὶ Δειπνεῖν. καίτοι τὸν Ἀγαμέμνονα ἐποίησεν Ὅμηρος δειπνίζοντα τοὺς ἀρίστους. καὶ αὖθις· ὑπόδεξαι ἡμᾶς καὶ δείπνισον.

Betacode

*deipnhto/s: o( kaq' h(ma=s a)ri/stou kairo/s. *deipni/zw e(/teron: *deipnw= de\ e)gw\ au)to/s. kai\ *deipnei=n. kai/toi to\n *)agame/mnona e)poi/hsen *(/omhros deipni/zonta tou\s a)ri/stous. kai\ au)=qis: u(po/decai h(ma=s kai\ dei/pnison.

Notes (4)

The headword is also and more usually attested as deipnhsto/s: see LSJ s.v.
1Likewise in other lexica. Cf. delta 358 on dei=pnon "dinner, meal" and a)/riston "breakfast, luncheon." ↩
2Likewise, according to Adler, in two entries in the Ambrosian Lexicon (297, 293). ↩
3Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 1.9A (1.15 Kaibel); cf. omicron 251. ↩
4Artemidorus 5.82.

Linked from1 entry

δ358Δεῖπνονmeal[Meaning, in this context,] the early-morning breakfast. Which is called "breakfasting" [akratismos]. So [when taken] around the third hour, [it is called] ariston, from its proceeding into bravery [aristeia]. And…

Neighbouring entries

δ353Δείξαντεςhaving shown δ354Δείξειςdemonstrations, displays, performances, shows δ355Δειπνητόςdinner-time δ356Δειπνολόχονdinner-trapping δ357Δεῖπνόν τι ὦ Σκύθαsome meal, Mr Scythian

Revision history7 revisions · last 17 Jul 2016

17 Jul 2016Revised — Catharine Roth
17 Jul 2016cross-reference — Catharine Roth
17 Jul 2016cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
13 Oct 2015Revised — David Whitehead
20 Jun 2012Revised — David Whitehead
20 Jun 2012another note; tweaking — David Whitehead
18 Dec 2003cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Dec 2003Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δειπνητός (Adler number delta 355), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 17 Dec 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/355

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 ↗