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Δασπλῆτα · frightful, hellish, horrible (δ 85) · 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 δ85

δ81I collect dasmos, I collect tribute
δ82dasmos, tribute
δ83I pay dasmos, I pay tribute
δ84they will divide amongst themselves
δ85frightful, hellish, horrible
δ86shaggy-foot, furry-foot
δ87a hare desires meat
δ88to distribute
δ89Datis

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Δασπλῆτα

frightful, hellish, horrible

Translated by Jennifer Benedict20 Jul 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

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2 notes · 28 words

Translation

[Meaning] her approaching for evil.¹
In the Epigrams: "for I cower at hellish separation from you as before the bitter night of Acheron."²
For the Fury [is] hellish.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δασπλῆτα· τὴν ἐπὶ κακῷ προσπελάζουσαν. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· σὴν γὰρ ἐγὼ δασπλῆτα διάστασιν οἷά τε πικρὴν νύκτα καταπτήσσω τὴν Ἀχεροντιάδα. Δασπλῆτις γὰρ ἡ Ἐριννύς.

Betacode

*dasplh=ta: th\n e)pi\ kakw=| prospela/zousan. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: sh\n ga\r e)gw\ dasplh=ta dia/stasin oi(=a/ te pikrh\n nu/kta katapth/ssw th\n *)axerontia/da. *dasplh=tis ga\r h( *)erinnu/s.

Notes (2)

The headword is accusative singular of the epic/poetic feminine adjective dasplh=tis.
1Similar glossing in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 15.234, where the nominative case occurs (of the Fury: see the end of the entry). The Suda's accusative is probably not extracted from the epigram about to be quoted but, rather, from Simonides fr. 17 PMG (on Charybdis, chi 144). ↩
2Greek Anthology 5.241.3-4 (Paul the Silentiary), on the anguish of parting from a lover. See further quotes from this epigram at alpha 2063, alpha 4722, and sigma 280. On the River Acheron in Hades, see alpha 4687 and alpha 4688.

Linked from2 entries

α2063Ἀνασειράζειrestrains[Meaning he/she/it] pulls back, checks. In the Epigrams: "I hold [it] back, and again I stay near." So a)naseira/zw [means] I place a curb on.
α4722Ἄψback, backwards[Meaning] again. "I hold [it] back, and again I stay near." In the Epigrams. Meaning I pull against, I overturn.

Neighbouring entries

δ83ΔασμοφορῶI pay dasmos, I pay tribute δ84Δάσονταιthey will divide amongst themselves δ85Δασπλῆταfrightful, hellish, horrible δ86Δασύπουςshaggy-foot, furry-foot δ87Δασύπους κρεῶν ἐπιθυμεῖa hare desires meat

Revision history6 revisions · last 7 Aug 2023

7 Aug 2023expanded n.2, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
7 Oct 2015Revised — David Whitehead
4 Apr 2015Revised — David Whitehead
4 Apr 2015coding — Catharine Roth
14 Jun 2012augmented notes and keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
21 Jul 2002cosmetics — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δασπλῆτα (Adler number delta 85), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 20 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/85

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