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Ἐπιτάρροθος · ally (ε 2660) · 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 ε2660

ε2656on this side
ε2657peremptorily
ε2658reserves
ε2659on Mandrobolos' property
ε2660ally
ε2661I enjoin, I set in command over
ε2662funeral
ε2663to have been imposed, to have been inflicted
ε2664to offer in full

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε2660

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Ἐπιτάρροθος

ally

Translated by Catharine Roth5 Jul 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
epic
military affairs
religion

3 words

Translation

[Meaning a] helper.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐπιτάρροθος· ὁ βοηθός.

Betacode

*)epita/rroqos: o( bohqo/s.

Notes

From a scholion on Homer, Iliad 5.808, where the headword occurs. Likewise or similarly in other lexica.
In Homer this word is used only of gods that help in battle.

Neighbouring entries

ε2658Ἐπιτακτοίreserves ε2659Ἐπὶ τὰ Μανδροβόλουon Mandrobolos' property ε2660Ἐπιτάρροθοςally ε2661ἘπιτάσσωI enjoin, I set in command over ε2662Ἐπιτάφιονfuneral

Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Feb 2016

1 Feb 2016my typo; expanded note — David Whitehead
21 Oct 2012Revised — David Whitehead
6 Jul 2003augmented keywords — David Whitehead
5 Jul 2003Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐπιτάρροθος (Adler number epsilon 2660), trans. Catharine Roth, 5 Jul 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/2660

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 ↗