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Ἥβη · adolescence; Hebe (η 16) · 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 η16

η12I was springing, they were springing
η13comes of age, is of age
η14comes of age
η15tiny [ones]
η16adolescence; Hebe
η17from the youth upwards, all of age
η18from the youth upwards
η19having come of age
η20(young) adult, in one's prime

Suda/Η eta/η16

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Ἥβη

adolescence; Hebe

Translated by Abram Ring27 May 2004Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 11 words

Translation

[Meaning] youth, prime.¹
It also signifies a name of a goddess.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἥβη· νεότης, ἀκμή. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ ὄνομα θεᾶς.

Betacode

*(/hbh: neo/ths, a)kmh/. shmai/nei de\ kai\ o)/noma qea=s.

Notes (2)

Same material, variously, in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon; cf. also scholia to Homer, Iliad 24.728.
1See eta 13 and eta 14 for verbs from the same root as h(/bh. ↩
2Hebe was one of the daughters of Zeus and Hera; see generally Robert Parker's article in OCD(4) s.v.

Linked from5 entries

ε1299Ἐνηβητήριαplaces of [youthful] amusement[Meaning] places of entertainment in Herodotus.
η13Ἡβᾷcomes of age, is of age[Meaning he/she/it] is in peak condition, is vigorous.
η17Ἡβηδόνfrom the youth upwards, all of age[Meaning] them who are of age; or the armies, or all gathered together in accordance with age-groups. "They slaughtered everyone who was of age, feeling anger because the people were not subject to their word."
η20Ἡβητήρ(young) adult, in one's primeAlso [sc. attested is the related noun] h(/bh ["youthful prime"], [meaning] the first growth of the [facial] hairs. In the Epigrams: "young men in their prime [are] not a fine thing. For I detest that fast growing [...]…
η21Ἡβητήριονyouths' hall[Meaning] the school.

Neighbouring entries

η14Ἡβάσκειcomes of age η15Ἠβαιαίtiny [ones]η16Ἥβηadolescence; Hebe η17Ἡβηδόνfrom the youth upwards, all of age η18Ἡβηδόνfrom the youth upwards

Revision history5 revisions · last 6 Apr 2015

6 Apr 2015coding — Catharine Roth
3 Aug 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
2 Dec 2012another note and keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
27 Mar 2006cosmetics — Abram Ring
28 May 2004augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 May 2004Translated — Abram Ring

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἥβη (Adler number eta 16), trans. Abram Ring, 27 May 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/eta/16

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