Σοφάκας
Sophakas
Translated by David Whitehead24 Sep 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A proper name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σοφάκας· ὄνομα κύριον.
Betacode
*sofa/kas: o)/noma ku/rion.
Notes
- Attested only here, with this accentuation; but note the accusative plural
*so/fakas at the end of Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.241 [= Alexander Polyhistor fr.7], asserting that because of Sophon, the son of a son of Heracles (who had married a granddaughter of Abraham!) called Didorus, 'barbarians are called Sophakes'. (Different names and relationships in Plutarch, Sertorius 9.8-10.)
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Revision history4 revisions · last 16 Jun 2016
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead