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Δίαυλος · double-stretch (δ 806) · 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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δ802shining through
δ803shining
δ804someone pipes a pipe-interval
δ805temporizing
δ806double-stretch
δ807diaulos
δ808to go through a channel
δ809to stick the neck out
δ810transparent

Suda/Δ delta/δ806

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Δίαυλος

double-stretch

Translated by William Hutton21 Jan 2004Vetting: high6 revisions

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2 notes · 29 words

Translation

[Meaning] a place two stades in length. Or a measure of 200 cubits.¹
A 'double-stretch' [is] also the long circuit.
"[Justinian's headless body seemed] to make these veritable double-stretches."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δίαυλος· ὁ διστάδιος τόπος. ἢ μέτρον πήχεων σʹ. Δίαυλος καὶ ἡ μακρὰ περίοδος. τούτους δὴ τοὺς μακροὺς διαύλους ποιεῖσθαι.

Betacode

*di/aulos: o( dista/dios to/pos. h)\ me/tron ph/xewn s1#. *di/aulos kai\ h( makra\ peri/odos. tou/tous dh\ tou\s makrou\s diau/lous poiei=sqai.

Notes (2)

See also delta 807.
1There seems to be an error (of transmission?) here: the second distance is only approx. a quarter of the first. ↩
2A close approximation (the verb should be active poiei=n, not poiei=sqai) of Procopius, Secret History 12.21 (web address 1). As part of his commentary on the demonic nature of Justinian (cf. iota 446), Procopius describes an eyewitness report of the emperor's head vanishing while his body continued to wander to and fro in the palace; cf. Kaldellis (59).

References

A. Kaldellis, ed. and trans., Prokopios: The Secret History, (Indianapolis 2010)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

δ807ΔίαυλοςdiaulosThe [contest] having a race that is two-fold in its method of running, completing the stadion and returning. Those who run seven laps are long-race runners. For this reason, too, they are called long-course runners, for…

Neighbouring entries

δ804Διαύλειον προσαυλεῖ τιςsomeone pipes a pipe-interval δ805Διαυλίζωνtemporizing δ806Δίαυλοςdouble-stretch δ807Δίαυλοςdiaulos δ808Διαυλωνίζεινto go through a channel

Revision history6 revisions · last 18 May 2024

18 May 2024expanded n.2; added bibliography, cross-reference, and link — Ronald Allen
28 Jul 2016coding — Catharine Roth
30 Oct 2015coding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
2 Jul 2012expanded n.2; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Jan 2004supplied notes; added a keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
21 Jan 2004Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δίαυλος (Adler number delta 806), trans. William Hutton, 21 Jan 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/806

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