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Γλαῦκος · grey, Glaukos, Glaucus (γ 280) · Suda

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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 γ280

γ276milk
γ277bleary-eyed
γ278catfish
γ279an owl into Athens
γ280grey, Glaukos, Glaucus
γ281Glaukos of Karystos, Glaucus of Carystus
γ282an owl is flying
γ283subtle
γ284grape-juice, must

Suda/Γ gamma/γ280

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Γλαῦκος

grey, Glaukos, Glaucus

Translated by David Whitehead13 Oct 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 40 words

Translation

[Meaning] white, blue.¹
But Glaukos [is also] a proper name, [that of] a Karystian.²
A boxer, he was crowned twenty-five times at the Olympics, three times at the Pythians, and ten times at the Isthmians; his entire physique was excellent.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γλαυκός· λευκὸς, κυάνεος. Γλαῦκος δὲ ὄνομα κύριον, γένος Καρύστιος. πύκτης, εʹ καὶ κʹ Ὀλυμπιάδι στεφανωθεὶς καὶ Πύθια τρὶς, Ἴσθμια δεκάκις, γενναῖος ὅλῳ τῷ σώματι.

Betacode

*glauko/s: leuko\s, kua/neos. *glau=kos de\ o)/noma ku/rion, ge/nos *karu/stios. pu/kths, e# kai\ k# *)olumpia/di stefanwqei\s kai\ *pu/qia tri\s, *)/isqmia deka/kis, gennai=os o(/lw| tw=| sw/mati.

Notes (2)

[1] For a better attempt to characterize the color glaukos see LSJ s.v. (web address 1).
2The source now becomes Harpokration (and Photius) s.v. ↩
3On Glaukos of Karystos (in Euboia) see further gamma 281. For a selection of other notable individuals of this name see OCD(4) 618-19.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

γ281Γλαῦκος ΚαρύστιοςGlaukos of Karystos, Glaucus of CarystusWhen this man was working on the land, it happened that the ploughshare fell out of the plough, and he fitted it back [using] his hand instead of a hammer. Seeing what had happened his father took him to Olympia to box.…

Neighbouring entries

γ278Γλάνιςcatfish γ279Γλαῦκα εἰς Ἀθήναςan owl into Athens γ280Γλαῦκοςgrey, Glaukos, Glaucus γ281Γλαῦκος ΚαρύστιοςGlaukos of Karystos, Glaucus of Carystus γ282Γλαὺξ ἵπταταιan owl is flying

Revision history5 revisions · last 31 Mar 2016

31 Mar 2016added a link — Catharine Roth
4 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
3 Jul 2011more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Sep 2002supplied headword; added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
3 Dec 2000Revised — Joseph L. Rife
13 Oct 2000Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Γλαῦκος (Adler number gamma 280), trans. David Whitehead, 13 Oct 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/gamma/280

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