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Διαβούλιον · deliberation, council (δ 509) · 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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δ506wanting to cross over
δ507compass
δ508Devil
δ509deliberation, council
δ510I thoroughly wish
δ511in a short time
δ512soaked
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Διαβούλιον

deliberation, council

Translated by Nicholas Wilshere6 Nov 2004Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 27 words

Translation

[Meaning] discussion.¹
"They gather together in councils, at which they hold discussions."²
Also [sc. attested are] deliberations [in the sense of] the mistakes [resulting] from absurd reasoning.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διαβούλιον· ὁ διαλογισμός. συλλαμβάνονται ἐν διαβουλίοις, οἷς διαλογίζονται. καὶ Διαβούλια, τὰ ἐκ λογισμῶν ἀτόπων πταίσματα.

Betacode

*diabou/lion: o( dialogismo/s. sullamba/nontai e)n diabouli/ois, oi(=s dialogi/zontai. kai\ *diabou/lia, ta\ e)k logismw=n a)to/pwn ptai/smata.

Notes (2)

[1] Hesychius has the same equivalence but in the plural.
2Psalm 9:23 LXX. ↩
3cf. (e.g.) Etymologicum Magnum 267.13.

Neighbouring entries

δ507Διαβήτηςcompass δ508ΔιάβολοςDevil δ509Διαβούλιονdeliberation, council δ510ΔιαβούλομαιI thoroughly wish δ511Διὰ βραχέοςin a short time

Revision history5 revisions · last 18 Jul 2016

18 Jul 2016cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
19 Oct 2015coding — David Whitehead
27 Jun 2012tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
7 Nov 2004cosmetics — David Whitehead
6 Nov 2004cosmetics, notes, keyword, status — Catharine Roth
6 Nov 2004Translated — Nicholas Wilshere

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διαβούλιον (Adler number delta 509), trans. Nicholas Wilshere, 6 Nov 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/509

Translation by Nicholas Wilshere 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 ↗