Κήδειν
to grieve
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Nov 2005Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to do harm, to cause distress.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κήδειν· κακοῦν, λυπεῖν.
Betacode
*kh/dein: kakou=n, lupei=n.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica (see the references at Photius kappa646 Theodoridis), and in several Homeric scholia.
cf. under kappa 1494.
Linked from3 entries
- κ1484Κήδεαanxieties[Meaning] evils.
- κ1494Κήδομαί σουI care for you[Meaning] I am concerned [about you]. But kh/dw se/ [sc. in the active] means I cause [you] distress.
- κ1495Κῆδοςcare, connection by marriage[Meaning] an agreement of [= for] marriage, or of grief. Also distress/grief, because it makes [one] burn [kai/esqai]. "The two of them [Theodora and Belisarius] at once established a marriage-relationship with each…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 20 Feb 2013
- expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth