Παρθενοπίπας

virgin-ogler

Translated by David Whitehead4 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

8 words

[Meaning] he who deceives virgins, or watches [them].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παρθενοπίπας· ὁ τὰς παρθένους ἀπατῶν, ἢ ἐπιτηρῶν.

Betacode

*parqenopi/pas: o( ta\s parqe/nous a)patw=n, h)\ e)pithrw=n.

Notes

Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius pi409 Theodoridis. The headword is one of the insults cast at Paris (cf. pi 652) by Diomedes [Author, Myth] in Homer, Iliad 11.385 (web address 1); cf. the scholia there.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π667Παρθενῶνοςof a maiden's apartment π668ΠαρθένοιMaidens, Virgins π669Παρθενοπίπαςvirgin-ogler π670ΠάρθηParthe, Parthes, Parthis π671ΠάρθοιParthians

Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Sep 2013

17 Sep 2013Revised — David Whitehead
7 Mar 2010x-ref — David Whitehead
6 Mar 2010expanded note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
4 Mar 2010Translated — David Whitehead