Ῥοιζηδόν

with a rushing sound

Translated by Catharine Roth12 Sep 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

6 words

[Meaning] strongly, with a sound, threateningly.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ῥοιζηδόν· σφοδρῶς, μετ' ἤχου, ἀπειλητικῶς.

Betacode

*(roizhdo/n: sfodrw=s, met' h)/xou, a)peilhtikw=s.

Notes

Adverb; same or similar glossing in other lexica (references at Photius rho149 Theodoridis) and also in the scholia to Nicander, Theriaca 556, where it occurs. For another occurrence see 2 Peter 3.10 (web address 1). The variant r(oizhda/ is also attested.
cf. rho 274, rho 276.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ρ276Ῥοῖζοςrushing sound, whistling, whizzing[Meaning a] rush, noise. Josephus [writes]: "thus with a rush and force they fell on the Romans so as to break their ranks." Also [sc. attested is the neuter] r(oi/zhma ["rushing sound"], [also meaning] a noise. Also…

Neighbouring entries

ρ273Ῥοίακεςrhoiakes ρ274Ῥοιβδεῖνto gulp ρ275Ῥοιζηδόνwith a rushing sound ρ276Ῥοῖζοςrushing sound, whistling, whizzing ρ277ῬοιτειεύςRhoiteian, Rhoetian

Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Oct 2013

30 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
25 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
13 Sep 2010x-refs; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
12 Sep 2010Translated — Catharine Roth