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Ἔχμα · hold, housing (ε 4029) · Suda

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Near ε4029

ε4025hates, causes hatred
ε4026enemy and avenger
ε4027inimically
ε4028enemies' charities are uncharitable and not helpful
ε4029hold, housing
ε4030they were made furious
ε4031I keep hold (of)
ε4032pertaining to
ε4033holding

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε4029

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Ἔχμα

hold, housing

Translated by David Whitehead6 Feb 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic
poetry
science and technology
+1
- trade and manufacture

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] a foundation/support.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἔχμα· τὸ στήριγμα.

Betacode

*)/exma: to\ sth/rigma.

Notes

For the various related meanings of this epic/poetic neuter noun (cognate with the verb e)/xw: epsilon 4038, etc.) see LSJ s.v.

Neighbouring entries

ε4027Ἐχθρωδῶςinimically ε4028Ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα κοὐκ ὀνήσιμαenemies' charities are uncharitable and not helpful ε4029Ἔχμαhold, housing ε4030Ἐχολώθησανthey were made furious ε4031ἜχομαιI keep hold (of)

Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Mar 2018

28 Mar 2018cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
21 Nov 2012Revised — David Whitehead
7 Feb 2008expanded note — David Whitehead
6 Feb 2008set status — Catharine Roth
6 Feb 2008Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἔχμα (Adler number epsilon 4029), trans. David Whitehead, 6 Feb 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/4029

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 ↗