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Ἔγγυον · secure (ε 168) · 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 ε168

ε164pledge
ε165to have [a woman] betrothed [to oneself]
ε166near-situated
ε167vessel-stand
ε168secure
ε169I give as a pledge, I betroth [to]
ε170we guarantee, we pledge ourselves
ε171I will exercise in
ε172gaping (at)

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε168

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Ἔγγυον

secure

Translated by Catharine Roth3 Jun 2005Vetting: high7 revisions

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2 notes · 49 words

Translation

[Meaning something] safe.¹ Also [sc. attested is] e)/gguos, [meaning] one who gives a security.²
Also [sc. attested is the related feminine participle] e)gguwme/nh, [meaning] making sure. The Pisidian [writes]: "now let the moon shine at the full, making sure, with Chosroes ceasing, that the Persians no longer bewitch creation."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἔγγυον· ἀσφαλές. καὶ Ἔγγυος, ὁ ἐγγυητής. καὶ Ἐγγυωμένη, ἀσφαλιζομένη. Πισίδης· νῦν πανσέληνος ἡ σελήνη λαμπέτω, τοῦ Χοσρόου λήγοντος, ἐγγυωμένη Πέρσας τὸ λοιπὸν μὴ θεουργεῖν τὴν κτίσιν.

Betacode

*)/egguon: a)sfale/s. kai\ *)/egguos, o( e)gguhth/s. kai\ *)egguwme/nh, a)sfalizome/nh. *pisi/dhs: nu=n panse/lhnos h( selh/nh lampe/tw, tou= *xosro/ou lh/gontos, e)gguwme/nh *pe/rsas to\ loipo\n mh\ qeourgei=n th\n kti/sin.

Notes (2)

[1] Neuter singular; same or similar glossing in Hesychius and elsewhere; and cf. epsilon 51.
2Masculine nominative singular. Latte on Hesychius s.v. (where it is glossed with a)na/doxos) regards it as quoted from the New Testament: Hebrews 7.22. ↩
3George of Pisidia, Heraclias 1.6-8 Tartaglia, on Chosroes II (Persian king 590-628; cf. chi 418 note).

Linked from3 entries

ε51Ἔγγεονengeon[Meaning] that which is secure.
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.
ε1219Ἐνεγύησενpledged, promised"[Priscus] resolutely pledged to separate the horns [sc. of the battle-line] at once, and thus to await the barbarians." Meaning he commanded/ordered [this].

Neighbouring entries

ε166Ἐγγύθετοςnear-situated ε167Ἐγγυθήκηvessel-stand ε168Ἔγγυονsecure ε169ἘγγυῶI give as a pledge, I betroth [to]ε170Ἐγγυώμεθαwe guarantee, we pledge ourselves

Revision history7 revisions · last 15 Sep 2025

15 Sep 2025augmented n.3, added cross-reference — Ronald Allen
5 Dec 2015coding — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2012coding — Catharine Roth
27 Jul 2012augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Jun 2005tweaked tr — David Whitehead
3 Jun 2005my typo — Catharine Roth
3 Jun 2005augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
3 Jun 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἔγγυον (Adler number epsilon 168), trans. Catharine Roth, 3 Jun 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/168

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