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Γεραίρειν · to revere (γ 193) · Suda

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Near γ193

γ189Gergêthes
γ190gerdios
γ191venerable woman
γ192venerable
γ193to revere
γ194Geraistos, Geraestus
γ195more reverend, rather reverend
γ196Gerenian
γ197Gerês

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Γεραίρειν

to revere

Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Jun 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

comedy
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- proverbs

2 notes · 26 words

Translation

[Meaning] to honour, to esteem.¹
Also [sc. attested is] ge/raire ["revere!"], [meaning] esteem, honor.²
And [there is] a proverb: "revere yourself", meaning delight yourself with vainglories.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γεραίρειν· τιμᾶν, δοξάζειν. καὶ Γέραιρε, δόξαζε, τίμα. καὶ παροιμία· Γέραιρε σαυτόν, ἀντὶ τοῦ εὔφραινε σαυτὸν μεγαλορρημονῶν.

Betacode

*gerai/rein: tima=n, doca/zein. kai\ *ge/raire, do/caze, ti/ma. kai\ paroimi/a: *ge/raire sauto/n, a)nti\ tou= eu)/fraine sauto\n megalorrhmonw=n.

Notes (2)

[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 7.321, where a form of the headword appears (web address 1 below).
cf. generally gamma 176, gamma 185, gamma 186, gamma 192.
2Perhaps, Adler suggests, from the scholia to Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 961, where this imperative ge/raire occurs (web address 2). ↩
3cf. Appendix Proverbiorum 1.69 and other collections.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

γ192Γεραιόςvenerable[Meaning] honoured. Also one who is full of wrinkles. In the Epigrams: "a fair-coated pomegranate and wrinkle-skinned figs." And elsewhere: "from which the old man sent forth sweet scent from his soft lips."
ε3807Εὐφραίνομαί σοι ΕὐφραίνωI take delight in you[I take delight in you]; but I delight you.

Neighbouring entries

γ191Γεραιάvenerable woman γ192Γεραιόςvenerable γ193Γεραίρεινto revere γ194ΓεραιστόςGeraistos, Geraestus γ195Γεραίτεροςmore reverend, rather reverend

Revision history5 revisions · last 27 Mar 2016

27 Mar 2016another link — Catharine Roth
27 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
6 Sep 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
6 Jun 2012augmented and rearranged notes; betacode and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
25 Jun 2002augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Jun 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Γεραίρειν (Adler number gamma 193), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 24 Jun 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/gamma/193

Translation by Jennifer Benedict 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 ↗