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Δατόν · date (δ 90) · 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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δ86shaggy-foot, furry-foot
δ87a hare desires meat
δ88to distribute
δ89Datis
δ90date
δ91Datos, Datus, Daton, Datum
δ92Datos, Datus, Daton, Datum
δ93customs
δ94David

Suda/Δ delta/δ90

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Δατόν

date

Translated by Jennifer Benedict20 Jul 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

chronology
daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
geography

3 notes · 47 words

Translation

Among Romans [it is] the designation of the day and the time when someone is sent off either from the city or from some place.¹
Mark you,² perhaps this is what even now is said habitually, "what is your date [of birth]?" But some [say] zakanon ["custom"].³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δατόν· παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις σημασία τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τοῦ καιροῦ, ὅτε τις ἢ ἐκ πόλεως ἢ ἔκ τινος τόπου ἀποσταλῇ. σημείωσαι, μή ποτε τοῦτό ἐστιν, ὃ καὶ νῦν συνήθως λέγεται, τί δατὸν ἔχεις; οἱ δὲ ζάκανον.

Betacode

*dato/n: para\ *(rwmai/ois shmasi/a th=s h(me/ras kai\ tou= kairou=, o(/te tis h)\ e)k po/lews h)\ e)/k tinos to/pou a)postalh=|. shmei/wsai, mh/ pote tou=to/ e)stin, o(\ kai\ nu=n sunh/qws le/getai, ti/ dato\n e)/xeis; oi( de\ za/kanon.

Notes (3)

The headword is the Hellenized form of the Latin datum.
1Adler reports an identical gloss in the unpublished Lexicon Romanum codicis Barocciani 50. ↩
2Here begins a marginal gloss from a single manuscript (I). ↩
3A word Slavic in origin, adopted in Byzantine Greek, which had variable meanings similar to the Greek nomos.

Linked from1 entry

δ93Δατοῖςcustoms[Meaning] deceptions, all sorts of cunning. "They considered bearing witness to them in written statements. But since this was not allowed to happen simply and customarily because of the fear of the king/emperor, they…

Neighbouring entries

δ88Δατεῖσθαιto distribute δ89ΔᾶτιςDatis δ90Δατόνdate δ91ΔατόςDatos, Datus, Daton, Datum δ92ΔάτοςDatos, Datus, Daton, Datum

Revision history5 revisions · last 7 Oct 2015

7 Oct 2015Revised — David Whitehead
18 Jun 2014added a note — Catharine Roth
15 Jun 2012Revised — David Whitehead
30 Nov 2008cosmetics — Catharine Roth
4 Sep 2002modified translation; added note and keyword — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δατόν (Adler number delta 90), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 20 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/90

Translation by Jennifer Benedict 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 ↗