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Γριπεύς · fisherman, net-man (γ 456) · Suda

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γ452Gregorios, Gregorius, Gregory
γ453Gregorios, Gregorius, Gregory
γ454Grenikos, Granikos, Granicus, Graneikos
γ455Grios, ? Grinos
γ456fisherman, net-man
γ457riddle, conundrum
γ458riddle, conundrum
γ459grunter
γ460cavern, hole

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Γριπεύς

fisherman, net-man

Translated by Robert Dyer24 Oct 2001Vetting: high8 revisions

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2 notes · 43 words

Translation

[Meaning a] hunter of fishes.
"A fisherman brings you, Eriounios [sc. Hermes], these gifts."¹
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'fisherman's art'. "Hermonax succeeded, when by fisherman's art he drew back his net, fishy (?full of fish) from the sea, for another cast."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γριπεύς· ἰχθύων θηρευτής. γριπεὺς, Ἐριούνιε, σοὶ τάδε δῶρα φέρει. καὶ Γριπηῒς τέχνη. Ἑρμώναξ δ' ἐκίχανεν, ὅτε γριπηΐδι τέχνῃ εἷλκε τὸν ἐκ πελάγευς ἰχθυόεντα βόλον.

Betacode

*gripeu/s: i)xqu/wn qhreuth/s. gripeu\s, *)eriou/nie, soi\ ta/de dw=ra fe/rei. kai\ *griphi\+s te/xnh. *(ermw/nac d' e)ki/xanen, o(/te griphi/+di te/xnh| ei(=lke to\n e)k pela/geus i)xquo/enta bo/lon.

Notes (2)

This comparatively rare word for a fisherman is related to that for a fishing net (gamma 457, gamma 458) and appears to refer to fishing by the cast of a net.
1From an epigram by the sixth-century Julian the Egyptian (Greek Anthology 6.28), which ends (7-8), "The fisherman Baiton, arriving at trembling old age, dedicates to you, Eriounios, these gifts." This epithet for Hermes, translated "very useful" in antiquity, seems to refer to Hermes' role as an underworld god, guiding the dead (see epsilon 2998), and is thus appropriate to describe the god to whom a doddering old man dedicates a gift. See further extracts from this epigram at alpha 2652, epsilon 265, iota 336, and iota 755. ↩
2Greek Anthology 6.223.5-6, (generally ascribed to Antipater of Sidon), Hermonax dedicates a scolopendra (cf. sigma 646 and alpha 1732) that he found on the beach while net fishing; see also at epsilon 3049. Also see Gow and Page (vol. I, 28); (vol. II, 74-75); and further extracts from this epigram at omicron 521, pi 1426, and xi 15. For the meaning of bo/los see LSJ s.v. (web address 1), citing Theocritus, Idylls 1.40. The more likely meaning here is that Hermonax has a net already full of fish; as a gesture of his gratitude towards the sea gods, he dedicates the scolopendra to them. On another Hermonax, a boy stung to death while attempting to collect honey from a beehive, see also Greek Anthology 9.302 (this by Antipater of Thessalonica).

References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from7 entries

α1732Ἀμφίκλαστονjagged[Meaning] broken all around. "Jagged relic of a sea-wandering scolopendra."
α2652Ἀντιάσαςhaving approached, having faced, having met[Meaning he] having taken part in. In the Epigrams: "he brings [you] gifts, having approached trembling old age." And elsewhere Sophocles [writes]: "but I approach [you as suppliant], before we are utterly destroyed and…
ε265Ἑδράνωνof seats[Meaning] of thrones. Sophocles [writes]: "but lord of seats, where you sit in a long pause." And in the Epigrams: "and the anchor, support of unsteady ships." ['Support'] meaning foundation.
ε2998ἘριούνιοςEriounios[Meaning] very useful. An epithet of Hermes.
ε3049ἙρμώναξHermonax"Hermonax succeeded when with the fisherman's art he took his net, fishy [sc. with fish in it] from the sea, for another cast."
ι336Ἱμάσθληνthong[Meaning] a whip. In the Epigrams: "[...] together with the oar-handle, the thong of the ship [...]."
ι755Ἴτυςrim, loop[Meaning] perimeter of a shield. Xenophon [writes]: "but Callimachus, as he saw him going by, took hold of him by the [shield-]rim; and at this moment Aristonymus ran by them." And in the Epigrams: "and the bent loop of…

Neighbouring entries

γ454ΓρήνικοςGrenikos, Granikos, Granicus, Graneikos γ455ΓρίοςGrios, ? Grinos γ456Γριπεύςfisherman, net-man γ457Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum γ458Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum

Revision history8 revisions · last 9 Sep 2023

9 Sep 2023added more cross-references n.1 — Ronald Allen
2 Sep 2023added cross-references n.1 — Ronald Allen
10 Jul 2021tweaked n.2 after discussion with Managing Editor Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
9 Jul 2021expanded and tweaked n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keywords, added link — Ronald Allen
29 Sep 2015cosmetics — David Whitehead
7 Oct 2012coding — Catharine Roth
21 Aug 2009another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
3 Sep 2002added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Oct 2001Translated — Robert Dyer

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Γριπεύς (Adler number gamma 456), trans. Robert Dyer, 24 Oct 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/gamma/456

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