Κερτομῶν
taunting
Translated by Nick Nicholas8 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning one who is] mocking, irritating, scoffing.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κερτομῶν· χλευάζων, ἐρεθίζων, σκώπτων.
Betacode
*kertomw=n: xleua/zwn, e)reqi/zwn, skw/ptwn.
Notes
- Same or similar entry in other lexica and scholia; see the references at Photius kappa616 Theodoridis. The headword -- present participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb
kertome/w -- occurs in, and might therefore be quoted from, Sophocles, Philoctetes 1235 (web address 1): "By the gods, is it to taunt me that you say these things?"
See also kappa 1422, kappa 1423, which share glosses with this entry.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- κ574Κατακερτομεῖνto rail at, to revile[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] to scoff at.
- κ1422Κερτόμιοςtaunting[Meaning being] irritating. "And often shouting [sic] a taunting harmony, clamorous like some kind of echo, with lips singing in response." "They would order her to be brought out with a dance both nuptual and taunting,…
- κ1423ΚερτομῶI taunt[Meaning] I mock. It takes an accusative. "Many used to taunt him as a glutton".
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Feb 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Nick Nicholas