Μεσέγγυος
third-party-pledge man
Translated by Tony Natoli11 Apr 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] mediator, guarantor, intermediary between two parties.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεσέγγυος· μεσίτης, ἐγγυητής, μέσος δύο μερῶν.
Betacode
*mese/gguos: mesi/ths, e)gguhth/s, me/sos du/o merw=n.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica: see the references at Photius mu296 Theodoridis. The headword seems to be quoted from Aristophanes fr. 650 Kock, now 746 Kassel-Austin (accusative case there).
cf. mu 650, mu 651, mu 654.
Linked from3 entries
- μ650Μεσεγγύημαthird-party pledgeA third-party pledge is when those agreeing among themselves about public matters which are likely to be improper or not in accord with justice, or from which some harm will result to the public good of the state by…
- μ654Μεσεγγυοῦνταιthey deposit with a third party[Meaning] they become guarantors, or they create guarantors. As also Isocrates in Against the Sophists [sc. uses the term].
- μ661Μεσίτηςarbitrator, mediator, umpire[Meaning] a peacemaker.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 8 Mar 2015
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Tony Natoli