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Δῆριν · battle (δ 490) · 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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δ486doubtless, presumably
δ487they both wrangle
δ488being directed
δ489battle
δ490battle
δ491Deris
δ492too long
δ493having bound
δ494indeed

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Δῆριν

battle

Translated by Catharine Roth4 Aug 2004Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 44 words

Translation

[Meaning the same as] ma/xh, or rivalry.¹
In the Epigrams: "so I also once was about to leave hateful battle to Ares, and to listen to maiden choruses."² And elsewhere: "once a Spartan was running away from battle, and his mother meeting him [...]."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δῆριν· μάχην, ἢ φιλονεικίαν. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· μέλλον ἄρα στυγερὰν κἀγώ ποτε δῆριν Ἄρηϊ ἐκπρολιποῦσα χορῶν παρθενίων ἀΐειν. καὶ αὖθις· φεῦγε Λάκων ποτὲ δῆριν, ὑπαντιάσασα δὲ μάτηρ.

Betacode

*dh=rin: ma/xhn, h)\ filoneiki/an. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: me/llon a)/ra stugera\n ka)gw/ pote dh=rin *)/arhi+ e)kprolipou=sa xorw=n parqeni/wn a)i/+ein. kai\ au)=qis: feu=ge *la/kwn pote\ dh=rin, u(pantia/sasa de\ ma/thr.

Notes (2)

[1] cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 17.158, where -- as again here -- the headword appears in the accusative case. (For the nominative, genitive and dative see delta 489.)
2Greek Anthology 6.127.1-2 (Nicias), a piece of military gear speaks after an old warrior places it at the temple of Artemis; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 149) and (vol. II, 430). The dedicated item is unnamed, but the anthologist located this epigram among others highlighting a shield (a)spi/s), an assumption that Gow and Page (ibid.) find quite plausible on the basis of the feminine participle e)kprolipou=sa (from e)kprolei/pw, I forsake, abandon); cf. Paton (366-367). ↩
3Greek Anthology 9.397.1 (Palladas): cf. alpha 2844.

References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
W.R. Paton, trans., The Greek Anthology: Books I-VI, (Cambridge, MA 1993)

Linked from3 entries

α2844Ἆορsword, weapon[a)=or means the same as] a ci/fos. And it is declined a)/oros, a)/ori. "But his mother, encountering [him], said, holding the sword against [his] chest [...]."
δ487Δηριάασθονthey both wrangle[no gloss]
δ489Δῆριςbattle[Nominative dh=ris], [genitive] dh/rews, [dative] dh/rei.

Neighbouring entries

δ488Δηριγευόμενοςbeing directed δ489Δῆριςbattle δ490Δῆρινbattle δ491ΔῆριςDeris δ492Δηρόνtoo long

Revision history5 revisions · last 12 Jan 2022

12 Jan 2022tweaked translation and note — Catharine Roth
11 Jan 2022expanded n.2, added bibliography, added keywords — Ronald Allen
18 Oct 2015tweaking — David Whitehead
27 Jun 2012more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Aug 2004augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
4 Aug 2004Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δῆριν (Adler number delta 490), trans. Catharine Roth, 4 Aug 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/490

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