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Καππάδοξ · Kappadokian, Cappadocian (κ 325) · 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

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κ321and if you stumble [you will] at least [be hanged from a tree that is] worthy
κ322and out of himself; and out of itself
κ323Kaon's
κ324double kappa
κ325Kappadokian, Cappadocian
κ326cords? charioteers?
κ327caper
κ328caper
κ329Capitolium, Capitol

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Καππάδοξ

Kappadokian, Cappadocian

Translated by Catharine Roth11 Mar 2008Vetting: high10 revisions

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2 notes · 28 words

Translation

Alone of the [nouns ending] in -ox [this is spelled] with omicron.¹ The nominative is also said *kappado/khs.
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] *kappado/kion te/ras ["Cappadocian monster"].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Καππάδοξ· μόνον τῶν εἰς ωξ διὰ τοῦ ο μικροῦ. λέγεται δὲ καὶ Καππαδόκης ἡ εὐθεῖα. καὶ Καππαδόκιον τέρας.

Betacode

*kappa/doc: mo/non tw=n ei)s wc dia\ tou= o mikrou=. le/getai de\ kai\ *kappado/khs h( eu)qei=a. kai\ *kappado/kion te/ras.

Notes (2)

On Cappadocia see generally OCD(4) s.v.: the name "at one time designated the whole region between Lake Tatta [a.k.a. Tuz Gölü, Salt Lake] and the Euphrates [cf. epsilon 3810], and from the Euxine Sea to Cilicia; but the northern part became 'Cappadocian Pontus' or simply 'Pontus', and the central and southern part Greater Cappadocia." In western Cappadocia, the shallow, hypersaline Lake Tatta is located in central Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey, Barrington Atlas map 63 grid C3). The Euxine Sea is the modern Black Sea, and Cilicia is a coastal region of southern Asia Minor (cf. kappa 1605).
1That is, the others have omega for the vowel in the final syllable. This statement is not completely true; exceptions include flo/c ('flame' or 'phlox'), pa/ndoc ('innkeeper'), and a)/loc ('furrow'). ↩
2Not identified by Adler, but identifiable via the TLG as a derogatory term applied by Gregory of Nazianzus to Georgios, the Arian bishop of Alexandria (Encomium of Saint Athanasios 21.16, PG 35.1097); cf. Theophanes Confessor, Chronographia 37.29-30, and ps.-Zonaras 1159.15. Another phrase from this passage appears at mu 36.

Linked from1 entry

ε3755ΕὐστόχιοςEustochios, EustochiusOf Cappadocia. Sophist. He wrote The events of the reign of the emperor Constans, and Early History [archaiologia] of Cappadocia and other nations.

Neighbouring entries

κ323ΚάωνοςKaon's κ324Κάππα διπλοῦνdouble kappa κ325ΚαππάδοξKappadokian, Cappadocian κ326Καπανῆταιcords? charioteers?κ327Κάππαριςcaper

Revision history10 revisions · last 20 Mar 2018

20 Mar 2018added diacritics, expanded primary note, typo — Ronald Allen
18 Mar 2018cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
16 Mar 2016expanded primary note — David Whitehead
11 Aug 2014coding — Catharine Roth
4 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
2 Feb 2013coding — Catharine Roth
27 Jan 2013expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
6 May 2008added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
11 Mar 2008added primary note; more keywords — David Whitehead
11 Mar 2008augmented notes, added keywords, raised status — William Hutton
11 Mar 2008Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Καππάδοξ (Adler number kappa 325), trans. Catharine Roth, 11 Mar 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/325

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