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Κατήφεια · dejection (κ 1067) · 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 κ1067

κ1063filled [somewhere] with speeches, filled [somewhere] with words
κ1064to have been made secure
κ1065ashamed
κ1066they were praying, they were imprecating
κ1067dejection
κ1068grief-causers
κ1069was brought back
κ1070burdened, aggrieved
κ1071instructing, sounding over, sounding through

Suda/Κ kappa/κ1067

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Κατήφεια

dejection

Translated by Catharine Roth24 Sep 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
ethics

1 note · 11 words

Translation

[Meaning] sullenness.¹ Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] kathfh/s ["dejected"].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κατήφεια· σκυθρωπότης. καὶ Κατηφής.

Betacode

*kath/feia: skuqrwpo/ths. kai\ *kathfh/s.

Notes (1)

[1] Similarly glossed in Etymologicum Magnum 496.53. Hesychius kappa1792 glosses stugno/ths, o)/neidos, ai)sxu/nh, ai)dw/s, a)ni/a ("gloominess, blame, dishonor, shame, distress"), and Latte claims the headword as quoted from Homer, Iliad 17.556 (kathfei/h there).
2cf. under delta 741.

Neighbouring entries

κ1065Κατῃσχυμμένοςashamed κ1066Κατηύχοντοthey were praying, they were imprecating κ1067Κατήφειαdejection κ1068Κατηφόνεςgrief-causers κ1069Κατήχθηwas brought back

Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Feb 2013

18 Feb 2013cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
11 Feb 2013expanded n.1; another keyword — David Whitehead
24 Sep 2008x-ref; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Sep 2008Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κατήφεια (Adler number kappa 1067), trans. Catharine Roth, 24 Sep 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/1067

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗