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Λὰξ ἐντείνων · stretching out with the heel (λ 108) · 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 λ108

λ104Lamptreis, Lamptrians
λ105of Lampsacenes, of Lampsakenes
λ106greedy, wanton
λ107I evade the notice of
λ108stretching out with the heel
λ109stonecutter
λ110assignment
λ111moving with the foot by the heel
λ112people-saver, people-saving

Suda/Λ lambda/λ108

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Λὰξ ἐντείνων

stretching out with the heel

Translated by Oliver Phillips ✝3 Aug 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 16 words

Translation

[Meaning someone] striking with a kick.¹ Lax is the sort of sound made by the toes.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λὰξ ἐντείνων· λακτίσματι τύπτων. λὰξ δέ ἐστιν ὁ ὑπὸ τοὺς δακτύλους τοῦ ποδὸς ποιὸς ψόφος.

Betacode

*la\c e)ntei/nwn: lakti/smati tu/ptwn. la\c de/ e)stin o( u(po\ tou\s daktu/lous tou= podo\s poio\s yo/fos.

Notes (2)

Same or similar entry in other lexica; see the references at Photius lambda 84 Theodoridis. The headword phrase combines the present participle (masculine nominative singular) of the verb e)ntei/nw with the adverb la/c (formed like pu/c "with the fist" and gnu/c "with the knee"). Though it shows broad similarities with phrases in Homer, notably la\c podi\ kinh/sas in Iliad 10.159 and Odyssey 15.45 (lambda 111), its actual origin appears to be patristic Commentary on the Psalms (Eusebius, Origen, Cyril of Alexandria).
1This glossing phrase sounds epic/poetic but is in fact attested only at Diodorus Siculus 4.59.4 (of the murderous methods of the mythological Skeiron: sigma 568). ↩
2Literally, by the fingers of the foot. (But lax is nowhere else attested as a sound.)

Linked from1 entry

λ111Λὰξ ποδὶ κινήσαςmoving with the foot by the heel[Meaning someone] moving with the sole of the foot.

Neighbouring entries

λ106Λαμυρόνgreedy, wanton λ107Λανθάνω>20 αἰτιατικῇI evade the notice of λ108Λὰξ ἐντείνωνstretching out with the heel λ109Λαξευτήριονstonecutter λ110Λᾶξινassignment

Revision history5 revisions · last 24 Feb 2019

24 Feb 2019tweaked note — Catharine Roth
16 May 2016codings — David Whitehead
2 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
2 Apr 2013augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
4 Aug 2008modified notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
3 Aug 2008Translated — Oliver Phillips ✝

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Λὰξ ἐντείνων (Adler number lambda 108), trans. Oliver Phillips ✝, 3 Aug 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/lambda/108

Translation by Oliver Phillips ✝ 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 ↗