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Διάλειμμα · interval (δ 630) · Suda

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δ626they might converse with women
δ627dialectic
δ628speech, conversation, discourse
δ629I discourse subtly
δ630interval
δ631interval's, of an interval
δ632standing at intervals
δ633halting
δ634division

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Διάλειμμα

interval

Translated by William Hutton7 Oct 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

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1 note · 27 words

Translation

[Meaning a] distance.¹
Also [sc. attested is the related participle] dialei/ponta ["[places] intervening"], [meaning] separations. Arrian [writes]: "guards were stationed at the [places] intervening along the trench."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διάλειμμα· διάστημα. καὶ Διαλείποντα, τὰ διαχωρήματα. Ἀρριανός· φυλακαὶ δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ διαλείποντα τῆς τάφρου ἐτετάχατο.

Betacode

*dia/leimma: dia/sthma. kai\ *dialei/ponta, ta\ diaxwrh/mata. *)arriano/s: fulakai\ de\ e)pi\ ta\ dialei/ponta th=s ta/frou e)teta/xato.

Notes (1)

[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica.
2Arrian, Fragmenta incerta 8 Roos (perhaps from the Parthica or the After Alexander) = FGrH 156 F137. Again at delta 841.

Linked from3 entries

δ631Διαλείμματοςinterval's, of an interval[Meaning] of a disjunction.
δ632Διαλείπουσαιstanding at intervals[Meaning they] being apart from each other. Arrian [writes]: "standing at intervals in a manner conducive to seeing and hearing each other easily."
δ841Διαχωρήματαintervals[Meaning] gaps. Arrian [writes]: "guardposts had been set up at the intervals of the trench."

Neighbouring entries

δ628Διάλεξιςspeech, conversation, discourse δ629ΔιαλεπτολογοῦμαιI discourse subtly δ630Διάλειμμαinterval δ631Διαλείμματοςinterval's, of an interval δ632Διαλείπουσαιstanding at intervals

Revision history3 revisions · last 24 Oct 2015

24 Oct 2015cosmetics — David Whitehead
29 Jun 2012another note; tweaking — David Whitehead
8 Oct 2003typo and other cosmetics; added x-ref — David Whitehead
7 Oct 2003Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διάλειμμα (Adler number delta 630), trans. William Hutton, 7 Oct 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/630

Translation by William Hutton 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 ↗