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Δηΐων · cutting down (δ 391) · 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 δ391

δ387Deiopistes
δ388Deïos
δ389of battle-strife
δ390Deïo
δ391cutting down
δ392Deïpulos
δ393Deïpuros
δ394Deïphobos, Deïphobus
δ395manifestly, obviously, quite so, yes indeed

Suda/Δ delta/δ391

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Δηΐων

cutting down

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Sep 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

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6 words

Translation

[Meaning one who is] cleaving through.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δηΐων· διακόπτων.

Betacode

*dhi/+wn: diako/ptwn.

Notes

From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 17.65, where the headword participle occurs (of a lion).
cf. delta 482.

Linked from1 entry

δ482Δῃοῦνto kill[Meaning] to attack as an enemy, to destroy. But dhi/+oun [means] they were slaying, they were wounding.

Neighbouring entries

δ389Δηϊοτῆτοςof battle-strife δ390ΔηϊώDeïo δ391Δηΐωνcutting down δ392ΔηΐπυλοςDeïpulos δ393ΔηΐπυροςDeïpuros

Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Aug 2015

25 Aug 2015Revised — David Whitehead
21 Jun 2012Revised — David Whitehead
23 Dec 2002added x-ref and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Sep 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δηΐων (Adler number delta 391), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 10 Sep 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/391

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 ↗