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Ἐρείδειν · to lean, to press hard (ε 2949) · 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 ε2949

ε2945roofings
ε2946erepsimon
ε2947was flowing
ε2948to set to work, to fall to
ε2949to lean, to press hard
ε2950heath; rent
ε2951being shriveled, being crooked
ε2952rent
ε2953pounding, grinding, rending

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε2949

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Ἐρείδειν

to lean, to press hard

Translated by Craig Gibson22 May 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

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2 notes · 13 words

Translation

[Meaning] to have sexual intercourse with.¹
But I lean [also means] I recline.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐρείδειν· συνουσιάζειν. Ἐρείδω δὲ τὸ ἀκουμβίζω.

Betacode

*)erei/dein: sunousia/zein. *)erei/dw de\ to\ a)koumbi/zw.

Notes (2)

See also epsilon 2948.
1cf. the scholia to Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 616, where this active infinitive occurs. See generally J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) 171 #303. ↩
2cf. eta 499. The glossing verb (from Lat. accumbo) is also used in alpha 3039, alpha 3178, upsilon 276.

Linked from2 entries

α3178Ἀπηρείσατοrested upon, fixed on[Meaning he/she/it] reclined on. [sc. Can also mean he/she/it] shook off, fixed, put away. Polybius [writes]: "but being at a loss in all respects, at least for the time being he rested his present perplexity on some…
ε2948Ἐρείδεινto set to work, to fall toThus say Attic Greeks of everything that is done vigorously. Aristophanes [writes]: "set to work; don't ever stop eating." The metaphor [comes] from those who row and set to work on the oars.

Neighbouring entries

ε2947Ἔρρειwas flowing ε2948Ἐρείδεινto set to work, to fall to ε2949Ἐρείδεινto lean, to press hard ε2950Ἐρείκηheath; rent ε2951Ἐρεικνώμενοςbeing shriveled, being crooked

Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Oct 2012

25 Oct 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
23 May 2007tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 May 2007cosmetics, cross-references, keywords — Catharine Roth
22 May 2007Translated — Craig Gibson

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐρείδειν (Adler number epsilon 2949), trans. Craig Gibson, 22 May 2007. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/2949

Translation by Craig Gibson 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 ↗