Στιγεύς
tattooer
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Apr 2014Vetting: high1 revision
Translation
[Meaning] a pricker.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Στιγεύς· τὸ κεντητήριον.
Betacode
*stigeu/s: to\ kenthth/rion.
Notes
- The headword is famously used (in the accusative plural) in Herodotus 7.35.1, where Xerxes deploys "tattooers" or "branders" to punish the unruly Hellespont. But the Suda's gloss here is a neuter noun, suggesting another context, in which the headword noun is an instrument such as an awl or needle; cf. LSJ s.v.
No equivalent entry in other lexica.
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Revision history1 revision · last 6 Apr 2014
- expanded note; more keywords; raised status — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth