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Ἐγγύη · pledge (ε 164) · 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 ε164

ε160watchful ones
ε161keeping awake
ε162it wrinkled
ε163surety
ε164pledge
ε165to have [a woman] betrothed [to oneself]
ε166near-situated
ε167vessel-stand
ε168secure

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε164

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Ἐγγύη

pledge

Translated by Catharine Roth2 Jun 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

daily life
definition
economics
law

6 words

Translation

[Meaning] a surety [received] for something.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐγγύη· ἡ περί τινος ἀναδοχή.

Betacode

*)eggu/h: h( peri/ tinos a)nadoxh/.

Notes

Similarly in other lexica.
Same headword at epsilon 163.

Linked from2 entries

ε163Ἐγγύηsurety[Meaning] a secure and reliable claim. [The term comes] from gh= ["earth"], [come] gu/h [a measure of land] and e)ggu/h. For the earth [is] more solid than the other elements.
ε169ἘγγυῶI give as a pledge, I betroth [to][Used] with dative. [Meaning] I give away [sc. a woman] in marriage [to a suitor].

Neighbouring entries

ε162Ἔγρυπεit wrinkled ε163Ἐγγύηsurety ε164Ἐγγύηpledge ε165Ἐγγυήσασθαιto have [a woman] betrothed [to oneself]ε166Ἐγγύθετοςnear-situated

Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Dec 2015

5 Dec 2015another note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2012another keyword — David Whitehead
3 Jun 2005more keywords — David Whitehead
2 Jun 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐγγύη (Adler number epsilon 164), trans. Catharine Roth, 2 Jun 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/164

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 ↗