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Ἐπῇρεν · excited, incited, stirred up, urged on (ε 2201) · 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 ε2201

ε2197you incited, you induced
ε2198was invoking curses upon [someone]
ε2199lovely
ε2200to threaten, to insult
ε2201excited, incited, stirred up, urged on
ε2202outfitted
ε2203I abuse, I oppose insolently
ε2204was inquiring
ε2205overhanging

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Ἐπῇρεν

excited, incited, stirred up, urged on

Translated by Tony Natoli14 Dec 2001Vetting: high8 revisions

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2 notes · 34 words

Translation

[Used] instead of a)ne/peisen ["he/she/it persuaded"], h)re/qisen ["he/she/it roused"].¹
"Love, therefore, having united them incited them even against the tyrant Phalaris."² And elsewhere: "this man he cured, and urged on to produce comedies again".³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐπῇρεν· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀνέπεισεν, ἠρέθισεν. ὁ τοίνυν ἔρως συμπνεύσας καὶ κατὰ τοῦ τυράννου Φαλάριδος ἐπῇρεν αὐτούς. καὶ αὖθις· τοῦτον ἰάσατο, καὶ κωμῳδίαις διδάσκειν αὖθις ἐπῇρεν.

Betacode

*)eph=|ren: a)nti\ tou= a)ne/peisen, h)re/qisen. o( toi/nun e)/rws sumpneu/sas kai\ kata\ tou= tura/nnou *fala/ridos e)ph=|ren au)tou/s. kai\ au)=qis: tou=ton i)a/sato, kai\ kwmw|di/ais dida/skein au)=qis e)ph=|ren.

Notes (2)

[1] The headword is imperfect of e)pai/rw, third person singular (distinguished from the aorist only by the iota subscript); cf. epsilon 1977, epsilon 2195, epsilon 2197. It is illustrated by both of the quotations given, though not necessarily generated by either of them: Latte on Hesychius epsilon4581, which has the first of the Suda's two glosses, claims the source as the Septuagint (4 Kingdoms 14.10).
2Aelian fr. 203c Domingo-Forasté (202 Hercher). The lovers referred to here are Chariton and Melanippos. The story of the attempt by these men on the life of the Sicilian tyrant Phalaris is told by Aelian, Varia Historia 2.4. The plot failed, but Phalaris displayed clemency by allowing the lovers to live in exile. Phalaris ruled Akragas c.570-554 BCE. See alpha 1812, alpha 2634, sigma 1501, phi 43. ↩
3Part of Aelian fr. 102 Domingo-Forasté (99 Hercher). In reference to Asclepius and the Athenian comic poet Theopompus; see theta 171.

References

Dunbabin, T.J., The western Greeks. Oxford: O.U.P., 1948, pp.321-322
Freeman, E.A., History of Sicily. Oxford: O.U.P., 1891, v.2 pp.72-74

Linked from4 entries

δ1376Δοράhide[Meaning] the skin. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'hide of donkeys'. Empedocles was called Kolusanemas ["wind-restrainer"] because when a strong wind was oppressing Akragas he surrounded the city with the hides of…
ε1977Ἐπάραςurging[Meaning he] persuading. "Urging the boldest men, with hopes of benefactions, to become initiators of unholy deeds." And elsewhere: "praising greatly, and urging in various ways including [the argument] that it would be…
ε2195Ἐπῆραςyou stirred up, you induced[Meaning] you persuaded.
ε2197Ἐπῄρατεyou incited, you induced[Meaning] you persuaded, you deceived.

Neighbouring entries

ε2199Ἐπήρατονlovely ε2200Ἐπηρεάσαιto threaten, to insult ε2201Ἐπῇρενexcited, incited, stirred up, urged on ε2202Ἐπῆρεςoutfitted ε2203ἘπηρεάζωI abuse, I oppose insolently

Revision history8 revisions · last 26 Jan 2016

26 Jan 2016more coding — David Whitehead
31 Oct 2014coding — Catharine Roth
18 Oct 2012updated references — Catharine Roth
9 Oct 2012expanded n.1; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
11 Sep 2007augmented note — Catharine Roth
14 Jul 2003typo — David Whitehead
13 Jul 2003added a breathing — Catharine Roth
16 Dec 2001added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Dec 2001Translated — Tony Natoli

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐπῇρεν (Adler number epsilon 2201), trans. Tony Natoli, 14 Dec 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/2201

Translation by Tony Natoli 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 ↗