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Ἔα · allow! (ε 1) · Suda

Letters

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 ε1

δ1715be disgusted!
δ1716disagreeableness, unpleasantness
δ1717wintry, with harsh winters
δ1718being in distress
ε1allow!
ε2was smashed
ε3hah indeed!, oh indeed!
ε4having given pleasure, having pleased
ε5having let go

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε1

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Ἔα

allow!

Translated by Anne Mahoney8 Jun 1999Vetting: high6 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] permit!

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἔα· συγχώρει.

Betacode

*)/ea: sugxw/rei.

Notes

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras. The headword, second person singular imperative of e)a/w, is glossed as in the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.276, where it occurs (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

ε3Ἔα δήhah indeed!, oh indeed![Meaning] come on then!
ε287ἜηκαI have allowed[Meaning] I permitted.
ε1879Ἐῴηmight allow[Meaning he/she/it] might permit.

Neighbouring entries

δ1717Δυσχείμεροςwintry, with harsh winters δ1718Δυσχρηστούμενοςbeing in distress ε1Ἔαallow!ε2Ἐάγηwas smashed ε3Ἔα δήhah indeed!, oh indeed!

Revision history6 revisions · last 2 Dec 2015

2 Dec 2015cosmetic — David Whitehead
23 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
7 Jul 2007added link — Catharine Roth
25 Apr 2005another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
12 Aug 2002Revised — David Whitehead
29 May 2001modified headword; augmented note; added keyword — David Whitehead
8 Jun 1999Translated — Anne Mahoney

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἔα (Adler number epsilon 1), trans. Anne Mahoney, 8 Jun 1999. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/1

Translation by Anne Mahoney 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 ↗