Παρακονᾶν
to whet against
Translated by William Hutton21 Jul 2011Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to rub up against in kissing.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παρακονᾶν· τὸ ἐν τῷ φιλεῖν διατρίβειν.
Betacode
*parakona=n: to\ e)n tw=| filei=n diatri/bein.
Notes
- = Photius pi250 Theodoridis; and cf. already Hesychius pi551 [= Comica adespota fr. 406 Kassel-Austin], who helpfully specifies that cheeks and jaws are to be the locus of this particular amatory friction.
Apart from these three lexicographical references, this meaning for the verb in question (no.II in LSJ s.v.) is unattested.
Forfile/w as 'kiss', see LSJ s.v., I.4.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 22 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- expanded notes — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton