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Ἐνωτίζω · I take into my ears (ε 1420) · 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 ε1420

ε1416was brought in to anchor, was brought in to habour
ε1417having thought
ε1418union, unification
ε1419earrings
ε1420I take into my ears
ε1421in every myth (there is) also the defilement of Daedalus
ε1422in a corner, in a closet
ε1423by way of an addition, by way of a parenthesis
ε1424in (the) boys-trainer's (school)

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε1420

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Ἐνωτίζω

I take into my ears

Translated by Catharine Roth4 Jun 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

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3 notes · 31 words

Translation

[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] I hear.¹
Also [sc. attested is the imperative] e)nw/tisai, [meaning] hear, make it be in your ears.²
But e)nw/tise ["he/she/it backed"] [means he/she/it] covered the backs.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐνωτίζω· αἰτιατικῇ. τὸ ἀκούω. καὶ Ἐνώτισαι, ἄκουσον, εἴσω τῶν ὤτων γενέσθαι ποίησον. Ἐνώτισε δὲ τὰ νῶτα περιεσκέπασεν.

Betacode

*)enwti/zw: ai)tiatikh=|. to\ a)kou/w. kai\ *)enw/tisai, a)/kouson, ei)/sw tw=n w)/twn gene/sqai poi/hson. *)enw/tise de\ ta\ nw=ta perieske/pasen.

Notes (3)

1From e)n "in" and ou)=s "ear"; cf. epsilon 1419. ↩
2Aorist middle imperative of e)nwti/zw; Theodoret (PG 80.896c) on Psalm 5.2 LXX. ↩
3Third person singular, aorist, of nwti/zw (nu 567: from nw=ton, "back"). Same glossing in Hesychius epsilon3483 and elsewhere; quoted from Euripides, Phoenician Women 654. ↩

Linked from2 entries

ε1419Ἐνώτιαearrings[Meaning] an ornament around the ears. "He presented him with earrings decorated out of pearls."
ει240ΕἰσβολήintroductionIn reference to the mind three [stages] are observed: introduction, acceptance, approval. This is also said in David: hearing, understanding, attention. "Hearken to my words, etc." And e)nw/tisis ["hearing"] is an…

Neighbouring entries

ε1418Ἕνωσιςunion, unification ε1419Ἐνώτιαearrings ε1420ἘνωτίζωI take into my ears ε1421Ἐν παντὶ μύθῳ καὶ τὸ Δαιδάλου μύσοςin every myth (there is) also the defilement of Daedalus ε1422Ἐν παραβύστῳin a corner, in a closet

Revision history3 revisions · last 13 Jan 2016

13 Jan 2016coding — David Whitehead
28 Aug 2012another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Jun 2006modified tr; augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
4 Jun 2006Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐνωτίζω (Adler number epsilon 1420), trans. Catharine Roth, 4 Jun 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/1420

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