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Ἔνορχα · testicles-in, uncastrated (ε 1393) · 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 ε1393

ε1389I consider, I reflect upon
ε1390battle-noise
ε1391looking-glass
ε1392having stirred up
ε1393testicles-in, uncastrated
ε1394year
ε1395was sick
ε1396Earth-shaker
ε1397shaking

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε1393

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Ἔνορχα

testicles-in, uncastrated

Translated by David Whitehead12 Mar 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic
gender and sexuality
medicine
religion
+1
- zoology

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] males.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἔνορχα· ἄρσενα.

Betacode

*)/enorxa: a)/rsena.

Notes

Neuter plural of this adjective, with same or similar glossing in other lexica. Probably quoted from Homer, Iliad 23.147 (fifty 'testicles-in' sheep -- i.e. rams -- to be sacrificed to the river-god Spercheios).
cf. under epsilon 1475.

Linked from1 entry

ε1475Ἐντομίδαιcastrated animals; insects[Meaning] those which are cut in their bodies. They are accustomed to do such things for the dead. They they used to sacrifice castrated animals to the dead, as being sterile, but those with intact genitals to the gods.…

Neighbouring entries

ε1391Ἔνοπτρονlooking-glass ε1392Ἐνόρσαςhaving stirred up ε1393Ἔνορχαtesticles-in, uncastrated ε1394Ἔνοςyear ε1395Ἐνόσειwas sick

Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Aug 2012

28 Aug 2012Revised — David Whitehead
13 Mar 2007expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
12 Mar 2007set status — Catharine Roth
12 Mar 2007Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἔνορχα (Adler number epsilon 1393), trans. David Whitehead, 12 Mar 2007. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/1393

Translation by David Whitehead 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 ↗