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Ἐγγυῶ · I give as a pledge, I betroth [to] (ε 169) · 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 ε169

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)
ε173lances

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε169

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Ἐγγυῶ

I give as a pledge, I betroth [to]

Translated by Catharine Roth30 May 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

daily life
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15 words

Translation

[Used] with dative. [Meaning] I give away [sc. a woman] in marriage [to a suitor].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐγγυῶ· δοτικῇ. ἐκδίδωμι.

Betacode

*)egguw=: dotikh=|. e)kdi/dwmi.

Notes

Likewise in other lexica.
The headword verb would apply to the kyrios of any woman under his control.
cf. generally epsilon 163, epsilon 164, epsilon 165.

Linked from3 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.
ε165Ἐγγυήσασθαιto have [a woman] betrothed [to oneself][Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] to court. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] e)gguhth\ gunh/ ["fiancee"], a woman who is betrothed. Procopius [writes]: "[Antonina] became Belisarius' fiancee after she had already…
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

ε167Ἐγγυθήκηvessel-stand ε168Ἔγγυονsecure ε169ἘγγυῶI give as a pledge, I betroth [to]ε170Ἐγγυώμεθαwe guarantee, we pledge ourselves ε171ἘγγυμνῶI will exercise in

Revision history4 revisions · last 5 Dec 2015

5 Dec 2015another note — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2012another note and keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
29 Jul 2011cosmetics — David Whitehead
31 May 2005added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
30 May 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐγγυῶ (Adler number epsilon 169), trans. Catharine Roth, 30 May 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/169

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 ↗