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Γλοιώδης · oily, sticky, glutinous (γ 307) · Suda

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Near γ307

γ303fighting a war with the tongue
γ304projections, promontories
γ305to tongue-twist
γ306sticky, sticky residue
γ307oily, sticky, glutinous
γ308being sweetened
γ309Glykera, Glycera, Sweetie
γ310sweet song
γ311with the watchman having abandoned sweet fruits

Suda/Γ gamma/γ307

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Γλοιώδης

oily, sticky, glutinous

Translated by Catharine Roth29 May 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

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2 words

Translation

[Meaning] dirty.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γλοιώδης· ὁ ῥυπαρός.

Betacode

*gloiw/dhs: o( r(uparo/s.

Notes

Likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon; and similarly in ps.-Herodian.
See gamma 306 for the cognate adjective gloio/s.

Linked from1 entry

γ306Γλοιόςsticky, sticky residueIt means the same as ma/sqlhs ["slippery"]. The metaphor is from the oil which sticks in the baths, which makes those who contact it slip. So this man is praying to become of such a character that he may be able as if…

Neighbouring entries

γ305Γλωττοστροφεῖνto tongue-twist γ306Γλοιόςsticky, sticky residue γ307Γλοιώδηςoily, sticky, glutinous γ308Γλυκαινόμενονbeing sweetened γ309ΓλυκέραGlykera, Glycera, Sweetie

Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Sep 2015

28 Sep 2015coding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
21 Aug 2009betacode — Catharine Roth
21 Aug 2009augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
30 May 2002cosmetics — David Whitehead
29 May 2002Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Γλοιώδης (Adler number gamma 307), trans. Catharine Roth, 29 May 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/gamma/307

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗