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Δειπνολόχον · dinner-trapping (δ 356) · 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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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
δ360dinner-carriers

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Δειπνολόχον

dinner-trapping

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Sep 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 words

Translation

[Meaning] food-thieving.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δειπνολόχον· κλεπτοτρόφον.

Betacode

*deipnolo/xon: kleptotro/fon.

Notes

Likewise or similarly in other lexica.
The headword adjective famously occurs in Hesiod, Works and Days 704 (of a bad wife): deipnolo/xhs, feminine genitive singular. Here in the lexica, however, it is masculine accusative singular (or, less probably, neuter nominative/accusative singular), indicating another -- unidentifiable -- source-passage.

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

δ354Δείξειςdemonstrations, displays, performances, shows δ355Δειπνητόςdinner-time δ356Δειπνολόχονdinner-trapping δ357Δεῖπνόν τι ὦ Σκύθαsome meal, Mr Scythian δ358Δεῖπνονmeal

Revision history5 revisions · last 13 Oct 2015

13 Oct 2015 — David Whitehead
20 Jun 2012more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
23 Dec 2002added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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10 Sep 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δειπνολόχον (Adler number delta 356), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 10 Sep 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/356

Translation by Jennifer Benedict 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 ↗