Μαστιγώσιμος

floggable, whippable

Translated by David Whitehead4 Jun 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] worthy of a flogging/whipping.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαστιγώσιμος· μαστίγων ἄξιος.

Betacode

*mastigw/simos: masti/gwn a)/cios.

Notes

Same entry in the Synagoge and in Photius mu132 Theodoridis. Outside lexicography the headword is attested only in Lucian, Herodotus 8, and is presumed to be quoted from there.

Linked from2 entries

μ263ΜαστιγῶI lash, I whip[Used] with an accusative.
μ266Μάστιξwhip[That] with which we hit the horse. In the Epigrams: "and a well-stitched binding of jaws [and this ...] a whip."

Neighbouring entries

μ262Μαστιγίας ἐκ Μελίτηςa floggable (slave) from Melite μ263ΜαστιγῶI lash, I whip μ264Μαστιγώσιμοςfloggable, whippable μ265Μάστιεscourge!μ266Μάστιξwhip

Revision history3 revisions · last 8 May 2013

8 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
5 Jun 2008tweaked note; another keyword — David Whitehead
4 Jun 2008expanded note, set status — Catharine Roth
4 Jun 2008Translated — David Whitehead