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Διάζωμα · loin-cloth (δ 550) · 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 δ550

δ546runnings-through
δ547I separate, I distinguish from
δ548engaging in rivalry
δ549I set up
δ550loin-cloth
δ551I gird, I encircle
δ552is discerned
δ553will drive through
δ554running about

Suda/Δ delta/δ550

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Διάζωμα

loin-cloth

Translated by Catharine Roth7 Oct 2004Vetting: high4 revisions

athletics
chronology
clothing
daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
+2
- gender and sexuality
- historiography

6 words

Translation

[Meaning] a covering around the genitals.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διάζωμα· τὸ περὶ τὰ αἰδοῖα σκέπασμα.

Betacode

*dia/zwma: to\ peri\ ta\ ai)doi=a ske/pasma.

Notes

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras.
The headword, a neuter noun, is mentioned in (e.g.) Thucydides 1.6.5 as worn in the early Olympian games: web address 1.
cf. generally delta 551.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

δ551ΔιαζωννύωI gird, I encircle[Used] with an accusative.

Neighbouring entries

δ548Διαζηλοτυπούμενοιengaging in rivalry δ549ΔιάζομαιI set up δ550Διάζωμαloin-cloth δ551ΔιαζωννύωI gird, I encircle δ552Διαείδεταιis discerned

Revision history4 revisions · last 20 Oct 2015

20 Oct 2015cosmetic — David Whitehead
27 Jun 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
27 Jun 2012expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
7 Oct 2004augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
7 Oct 2004Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διάζωμα (Adler number delta 550), trans. Catharine Roth, 7 Oct 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/550

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