Παρθένειος
maiden (adjective), unmarried (not legally married), born of an illegitimate union
Translated by Robert Dyer27 Jan 2002Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παρθένειος· ὁ ἐκ παρθένου ἔτι δοκούσης εἶναι γενναῖος. καὶ Παρθένειον λέχος. Παρθένιος δὲ ὁ ἐκ παρθένου γεννηθείς.
Betacode
*parqe/neios: o( e)k parqe/nou e)/ti dokou/shs ei)=nai gennai=os. kai\ *parqe/neion le/xos. *parqe/nios de\ o( e)k parqe/nou gennhqei/s.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius pi406, where however Theodoridis prints the headword as
parqe/nios . ['Well-born' is the paradosis, but a dubious one; cf. sigma 676 (end), where the more appropriategegonw/s is used instead ofgennai=os 'well-born' (LSJ at web address 1). Adler notes that ms M readsgennhqei/s , supported by Porson; and Theodoridis contemplatesgennw/menos .] The gloss perhaps refers to the name for the founders of Taras/Tarentum (in southern Italy, cf. tau 112 and tau 113), the Partheniae (web address 2), children of unions unrecognized by Spartan law between noble Spartiate mothers and Helot fathers during the Messenian Wars (Aristotle, Politics 1306b29; Strabo 6.3.2). But see pi 666 for two similar uses ofparqe/nios in Athens for the children of non-citizens. See also upsilon 576. ↩ - 2This phrase, not identified by Adler, is spoken by Andromache in Euripides, Troades 676:
prw=tos to\ parqe/neion e)zeu/cw le/xos . ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- π663Παρθενίαvirginity[Meaning] the pure life. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'Parthenian sea'.
- π666Παρθένιοιvirginals[Meaning] those who are born to a virgin before getting married; but by Athenians the daughters of Erechtheus [sc. are called this]. And in Gorgias 'virgin' is applied to every[thing/one] that has no share. They are…
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Revision history7 revisions · last 8 Jul 2018
- minor expansion of n.1, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
- upgraded links — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- expanded notes — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Robert Dyer