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Καταπορνεύω · I prostitute (κ 723) · Suda

Letters

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 κ723

κ719I wear you down by war
κ720I defeat you by policy
κ721to be drowned, to be thrown into the sea
κ722they having been brought back from banishment
κ723I prostitute
κ724in point of frequency
κ725drinker
κ726I engage in
κ727[that he] be reduced to ashes

Suda/Κ kappa/κ723

← Previous entry,κ722 Next entry,κ724 →

Καταπορνεύω

I prostitute

Translated by David Whitehead5 Nov 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

dialects, grammar, and etymology
gender and sexuality

4 words

Translation

[Used] with a genitive.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Καταπορνεύω· γενικῇ.

Betacode

*kataporneu/w: genikh=|.

Notes

LSJ s.v. does not recognise this idiom.
Same entry in the Syntacticum Gudianum; cf. pi 2080.

Neighbouring entries

κ721Καταποντωθῆναιto be drowned, to be thrown into the sea κ722Καταπορευθέντωνthey having been brought back from banishment κ723ΚαταπορνεύωI prostitute κ724Κατὰ ποσόνin point of frequency κ725Καταπότηςdrinker

Revision history4 revisions · last 3 Feb 2013

3 Feb 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2008augmented note, raised status — Catharine Roth
23 Nov 2005x-ref — David Whitehead
23 Nov 2005set status — Catharine Roth
5 Nov 2005Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Καταπορνεύω (Adler number kappa 723), trans. David Whitehead, 5 Nov 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/723

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