Ῥαγδαῖος

furious, raging, violent

Translated by David Whitehead22 Jan 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] swift, or extreme.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ῥαγδαῖος· ταχύς, ἢ σφοδρός.

Betacode

*(ragdai=os: taxu/s, h)\ sfodro/s.

Notes

Same or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius rho15 Theodoridis. This adjective has both personal and, as in rho 8, impersonal applications: see LSJ s.v.
Besides rho 8, see also under lambda 183 = sigma 581.

Linked from1 entry

ρ8Ῥαγδαίουςfurious, ragingBy a metaphor from rain-clouds, [sc. this means] those who have been subject to motion, and [sc. are thus] extreme, and violent. Antiphanes in Rustics [writes]: "furious/raging, invincible, a bigger deal than you seem".…

Neighbouring entries

ρ5ῬαββίRabbi ρ6Ῥαβώσαςhaving angled ρ7Ῥαγδαῖοςfurious, raging, violent ρ8Ῥαγδαίουςfurious, raging ρ9Ῥαγέντοςshattered

Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Oct 2013

24 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Aug 2011expanded note — David Whitehead
24 Jan 2010more x-refs — David Whitehead
23 Jan 2010set status — Catharine Roth
22 Jan 2010Translated — David Whitehead