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Γηών · Geon, Gihon (γ 241) · 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 γ241

γ237crest, hill, summit
γ238husband, spouse
γ239set [me] on marrying
γ240fettered land
γ241Geon, Gihon
γ242sojourners
γ243Gêpaides, Gepids
γ244earth-plot
γ245elderly (woman)

Suda/Γ gamma/γ241

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Γηών

Geon, Gihon

Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Jul 2002Vetting: high7 revisions

definition
geography
religion

5 words

Translation

A river [of that name].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γηών· ποταμός.

Betacode

*ghw/n: potamo/s.

Notes

See under gamma 85.

Linked from1 entry

γ85ΓαιώνGaiônName of a place. Gaiôn and Pheisôn, names of rivers. Also [sc. attested is lower-case and differently-accented] gaiw=n, [meaning] of terrestrial matters.

Neighbouring entries

γ239Γῆμ' ἐπῆρεset [me] on marrying γ240Γῆν ἰλλομένηνfettered land γ241ΓηώνGeon, Gihon γ242Γηῶραιsojourners γ243ΓήπαιδεςGêpaides, Gepids

Revision history7 revisions · last 30 Mar 2016

30 Mar 2016another version of the headword — Catharine Roth
28 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
8 Sep 2012added a keyword — Catharine Roth
7 Jun 2012Revised — David Whitehead
1 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
31 Jul 2002augmented note — David Whitehead
31 Jul 2002added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
30 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Γηών (Adler number gamma 241), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 30 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/gamma/241

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 ↗