Μαστροπεύω Μαστροπεία

I pander; pandering

Translated by Abram Ring25 Jan 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

24 words

"The imperial officers, pandering to Zeno's son, taught him, contrary to custom, to madly desire his fellow youths according to the loves of males."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαστροπεύω. Μαστροπεία. μαστροπεύοντες οἱ βασιλικοὶ τοῦ Ζήνωνος υἱῷ τοὺς συνήβους πρὸς τοὺς τῶν ἀρρένων ἔρωτας λυσσᾶν ἐξεπαίδευσαν ἐκτόπως.

Betacode

*mastropeu/w. *mastropei/a. mastropeu/ontes oi( basilikoi\ tou= *zh/nwnos ui(w=| tou\s sunh/bous pro\s tou\s tw=n a)rre/nwn e)/rwtas lussa=n e)cepai/deusan e)kto/pws.

Notes

The unglossed headwords here are the verb illustrated in the body of the entry and the feminine abstract noun related to it.
"Pandering" could be translated "acting as a pimp". The example sentence here is adapted from the story about the emperor Zeno's son at zeta 84.
For mastropo/s see mu 271.

Linked from1 entry

μ271Μαστροπόςpander, pimp[Meaning] procurer, brothel-keeper.

Neighbouring entries

μ268Μαστιχῖνοςmastichated μ269Μαστόςbreast μ270Μαστροπεύω ΜαστροπείαI pander; pandering μ271Μαστροπόςpander, pimp μ272Μαστρίλλιονpimp-house

Revision history4 revisions · last 9 May 2013

9 May 2013added primary note and more keywords — David Whitehead
26 Jan 2005removed a keyword — David Whitehead
25 Jan 2005added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
25 Jan 2005set status — Catharine Roth
25 Jan 2005Translated — Abram Ring