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Ἔται · clansmen (ε 3263) · 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 ε3263

ε3259was held
ε3260posturing, having assumed a posture
ε3261was a school-head
ε3262I examine, I test
ε3263clansmen
ε3264banded
ε3265courtesan, companion, hetaira
ε3266Corinthian courtesans
ε3267o comrade

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε3263

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Ἔται

clansmen

Translated by David Whitehead26 Apr 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

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1 note · 9 words

Translation

[Meaning] citizens.¹
But phoi/ ["in-laws"] [are] relatives by marriage.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἔται· οἱ πολῖται. πηοὶ δὲ οἱ κατ' ἐπιγαμίαν συγγενεῖς.

Betacode

*)/etai: oi( poli=tai. phoi\ de\ oi( kat' e)pigami/an suggenei=s.

Notes (1)

[1] Always in the plural (as here) in Homer, meaning 'kinsmen and dependents of a great house' (LSJ); the present gloss reflects later concepts.
2cf. pi 1533, also epsilon 2130.

Linked from1 entry

ε3308Ἔτηςtownsman[Meaning] a citizen; from the [word] e)/qos ['custom']. Like [the word] ce/nos ['foreigner'], he who is outside [e)/cw] the community [e(no/ths], or from being outside [e)/cw ei)=nai].

Neighbouring entries

ε3261Ἐσχολάρχησεwas a school-head ε3262ἘτάζωI examine, I test ε3263Ἔταιclansmen ε3264Ἐταινίωσεbanded ε3265Ἑταίραcourtesan, companion, hetaira

Revision history4 revisions · last 26 Jul 2017

26 Jul 2017cross-reference — Catharine Roth
2 Nov 2012Revised — David Whitehead
27 Apr 2006expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
26 Apr 2006set status — Catharine Roth
26 Apr 2006Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἔται (Adler number epsilon 3263), trans. David Whitehead, 26 Apr 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/3263

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