Πλησιαίτερος

closer, rather close

Translated by Catharine Roth11 Mar 2007Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

[Meaning] one who is being close.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πλησιαίτερος· ὁ πλησίον ὤν.

Betacode

*plhsiai/teros: o( plhsi/on w)/n.

Notes

Irregular comparative of plhsi/os (cf. pi 1767, pi 1768); in Herodotus and Xenophon (noted by LSJ), and elsewhere. Mentioned by Herodian the Grammarian in De prosodia catholica 1.195.21 and *peri\ o)rqografi/as 2.424.25.

Linked from1 entry

π1768Πλήσιοςnearby, neighboringThose [sc. nouns and adjectives] which are formed from a future tense [are] proparoxytone, a)neyio/s ["cousin"] and decio/s ["right"] are oxytone. But plh/sios [comes] from plh=tos, plh/tios, like a)/mbrotos…

Neighbouring entries

π1764ΠλήσσωI strike π1765ΠλησιάζωI am intimate with, I approach, I associate with π1766Πλησιαίτεροςcloser, rather close π1767Πλησίονclose to π1768Πλήσιοςnearby, neighboring

Revision history4 revisions · last 7 Jul 2014

7 Jul 2014expanded note — Catharine Roth
6 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
19 Oct 2011Revised — David Whitehead
11 Mar 2007expanded note — David Whitehead
11 Mar 2007Translated — Catharine Roth