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Ἐΐσκω · I liken (ει 286) · 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 ει286

ει282is being heralded in
ει283to spit into [one's] lap
ει284you are burning incense for shit
ει285to the crows
ει286I liken
ει287having been admitted, having been enrolled, having been judged fit to enter
ει288to enrol, to cause to enter
ει289rolls in, wheels in
ει290into Cynosarges, into Kynosarges

Suda/ΕΙ epsiloniota/ει286

← Previous entry,ει285 Next entry,ει287 →

Ἐΐσκω

I liken

Translated by Catharine Roth6 Aug 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
epic

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] I compare.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐΐσκω· εἰκάζω.

Betacode

*)ei/+skw: ei)ka/zw.

Notes

Similarly in Hesychius, and in a scholion on Homer, Iliad 3.197, where the headword occurs (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1↗

perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

η145Ἠΐσκομενwe were likening[Meaning] we were comparing.

Neighbouring entries

ει284Εἰς κόπρον θυμιᾷςyou are burning incense for shit ει285Εἰς κόρακαςto the crows ει286ἘΐσκωI liken ει287Εἰσκριθείςhaving been admitted, having been enrolled, having been judged fit to enter ει288Εἰσκρίνεινto enrol, to cause to enter

Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Nov 2012

30 Nov 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
27 Nov 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
7 Aug 2005Revised — David Whitehead
6 Aug 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐΐσκω (Adler number epsiloniota 286), trans. Catharine Roth, 6 Aug 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsiloniota/286

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗