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Γενναῖος · noble (γ 126) · Suda

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Near γ126

γ122I am full [of]
γ123highly-bred
γ124Gennadios, Gennadius
γ125of a first ancestor, of a founder
γ126noble
γ127noblest
γ128age
γ129to generations of generations
γ130offshoots, races

Suda/Γ gamma/γ126

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Γενναῖος

noble

Translated by William Hutton8 Jun 2003Vetting: high6 revisions

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3 notes · 37 words

Translation

[Meaning] one who was born well.¹
Also [sc. attested is the proverbial saying] "you are noble through your purse", in reference to those appearing to be wellborn because of wealth.²
"The noble man [is] superior to money."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γενναῖος· ὁ εὖ γεγονώς. καὶ Γενναῖος εἶ ἐκ βαλαντίου, ἐπὶ τῶν διὰ πλοῦτον εὐγενῶν εἶναι δοκούντων. ὅτι χρημάτων κρείττων ὁ γενναῖος ἀνήρ.

Betacode

*gennai=os: o( eu)= gegonw/s. kai\ *gennai=os ei)= e)k balanti/ou, e)pi\ tw=n dia\ plou=ton eu)genw=n ei)=nai dokou/ntwn. o(/ti xrhma/twn krei/ttwn o( gennai=os a)nh/r.

Notes (3)

See also gamma 127.
1Also in other lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. ↩
2Also in Photius; cf. Zenobius 2.88 and other paroemiographers. ↩
3Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 48 Zintzen (24 Asmus).

Neighbouring entries

γ124ΓεννάδιοςGennadios, Gennadius γ125Γενάρχουof a first ancestor, of a founder γ126Γενναῖοςnoble γ127Γενναιότατοςnoblest γ128Γενεάage

Revision history6 revisions · last 26 Dec 2014

26 Dec 2014cosmetics — David Whitehead
26 Dec 2014coding — Catharine Roth
28 Aug 2012coding — Catharine Roth
5 Jun 2012augmented notes; tweaking — David Whitehead
4 Dec 2005more keywords — David Whitehead
8 Jun 2003added notes and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Jun 2003Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Γενναῖος (Adler number gamma 126), trans. William Hutton, 8 Jun 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/gamma/126

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