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ᾘώρουν · they were supporting (η 416) · Suda

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η412dawn[-sleep]
η413Eon, Eion
η414Eoreim
η415raised-up
η416they were supporting
η417dawn
η418they were softened
η419liver
η420feeble, infirm

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ᾘώρουν

they were supporting

Translated by Catharine Roth24 Jan 2006Vetting: high7 revisions

art history
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+1
- trade and manufacture

2 notes · 19 words

Translation

[Meaning] they were lifting, they were holding up. "Four golden peacocks were supporting the couch."¹
The verb [is] ai)wrw=.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

ᾘώρουν· ἐβάσταζον, ἀνεῖχον. τὴν δὲ κλίνην ταῶνες τέσσαρες χρυσοῖ ᾐώρουν. Αἰωρῶ τὸ ῥῆμα.

Betacode

*)h|w/roun: e)ba/stazon, a)nei=xon. th\n de\ kli/nhn taw=nes te/ssares xrusoi= h)|w/roun. *ai)wrw= to\ r(h=ma.

Notes (2)

The headword verb is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
1Part of Menander Protector fr. 10.3 Blockley (120-121), on the appointments of the dwelling where Roman envoy Zemarchus (569-571; cf. alpha 2962 note) is hosted by Turkish khan Sizabul (cf. epsilon 2425 note). Find further extracts from this fragment at alpha 2962, alpha 3615, epsilon 963, epsilon 2425, epsilon 3658, theta 226, kappa 2021, lambda 57, pi 772, pi 1026, pi 1273, upsilon 178, upsilon 408, phi 617, and chi 340. ↩
2cf. eta 415, alphaiota 262, alphaiota 265, epsilon 1898.

References

R.C. Blockley, ed. and trans., The History of Menander the Guardsman, (Cambridge 1985)

Linked from6 entries

α2962Ἀπαίσιονill-omened[Meaning something] unbecoming. Blasphemous, uncontributing. Innocent(?) or badly-omened. "They appeared [to be] of the same tribe of the Turks, whom they said were drivers-away of the ill-omened."
αι265Αἰωροῦνταιthey are hung up, they depend[Meaning] they are suspended. "Upon whom the affairs of the Carthaginians were depending."
ε2425Ἐπικυδέστεροςmore glorious, rather glorious[Meaning] more/rather dominant, victorious, more/rather esteemed. For ku=dos ['glory'] [is] esteem. "The Turk treated the Romans with greater honor, so as also to make them recline on the more prestigious couch."
ε3658Εὐπόριστονeasy to procure[Meaning something] easily obtained. "For it is said that among Turks iron is not a thing easy to procure."
η415ᾘωρημένωraised-up[Meaning they were both] hung-up. Also [sc. attested is] h)|w/rhsen ["raised up"], [meaning he/she/it] hung up, fastened up. In the Epigrams: "for you, o Dionysus, [Porphyris] raised up these ornaments of beauty and…
χ340Χλιδήluxury[Meaning] daintiness, laxity, and softness. It is said [to derive] from the [verb] e)xlia/nqai ["to have been warmed"]. Xenophon [writes]: "we have not been reared in luxury, but in rustic fashion." And elsewhere: "and…

Neighbouring entries

η414ἨωρείμEoreim η415ᾘωρημένωraised-up η416ᾘώρουνthey were supporting η417Ἠώςdawn η418Ἡπαλύνθησανthey were softened

Revision history7 revisions · last 29 Sep 2024

29 Sep 2024tweaked translation after discussion with Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
28 Sep 2024expanded n.1; added bibliography, cross-references, and keyword — Ronald Allen
22 Dec 2012reduced note — Catharine Roth
22 Dec 2012augmented note — Catharine Roth
18 Dec 2012another note and keyword — David Whitehead
3 Jan 2012updated ref — David Whitehead
24 Jan 2006tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Jan 2006Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. ᾘώρουν (Adler number eta 416), trans. Catharine Roth, 24 Jan 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/eta/416

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