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Ἐνώπια · straightforward (things), front-facing (things) (ε 1414) · 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 ε1414

ε1410sworn, under oath
ε1411in a sworn manner
ε1412present in
ε1413countenance, face
ε1414straightforward (things), front-facing (things)
ε1415frontal
ε1416was brought in to anchor, was brought in to habour
ε1417having thought
ε1418union, unification

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε1414

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Ἐνώπια

straightforward (things), front-facing (things)

Translated by Antonella Ippolito20 Sep 2007Vetting: high4 revisions

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Translation

[Meaning] straight [ones].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐνώπια· εὐθέα.

Betacode

*)enw/pia: eu)qe/a.

Notes

See also epsilon 1415.
cf. Hesychius epsilon3469; neuter plural of the adjective e)nw/pios, literally "directly offered to the sight".
A biblical gloss, from Proverbs 8.9 LXX: pa/nta e)nw/pia toi=s suniou=sin ("everything [is] straightforward to those who have intelligence"), commonly quoted by Christian writers. See also Michael Psellus, Poems 6.337, e)nw/pia eu)qe/a.

Linked from1 entry

ε1415Ἐνώπιονfrontal[Neuter e)nw/pion] and [masculine] e)nw/pios ["frontal"] and [the related adverb] e)nwpi/ws ["frontally"]: [meaning] in front of.

Neighbouring entries

ε1412Ἐνώνpresent in ε1413Ἐνωπήcountenance, face ε1414Ἐνώπιαstraightforward (things), front-facing (things)ε1415Ἐνώπιονfrontal ε1416Ἐνωρμίσθηwas brought in to anchor, was brought in to habour

Revision history4 revisions · last 13 Jan 2016

13 Jan 2016coding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
28 Aug 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
25 Sep 2007cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Sep 2007supplied translation of gloss, moved notes, added cross-reference and keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
20 Sep 2007Translated — Antonella Ippolito

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐνώπια (Adler number epsilon 1414), trans. Antonella Ippolito, 20 Sep 2007. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/1414

Translation by Antonella Ippolito 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 ↗