Τελχιταίνει

behaves like one of the Telchines

Translated by David Whitehead24 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

6 words

[Meaning he/she/it] is combative, is stiff-necked.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τελχιταίνει· ἀντερίζει, σκληροτραχηλεῖ.

Betacode

*telxitai/nei: a)nteri/zei, sklhrotraxhlei=.

Notes

Same entry in Photius and some other lexica (Hesychius has a parallel one, glossing the plural participle telxite/ontes with sklhrotraxhlou=ntes); the headword is evidently quoted from somewhere.
For the Telchines see tau 293.

Linked from1 entry

τ293ΤελχῖνεςTelchines[The name of] wicked spirits. Or spiteful and malign humans. There were two Telchines, Simon and Nikon. But Nikon was the stronger and obliterated mention of Simon. And [there is] a proverb: 'I know Simon and Simon…

Neighbouring entries

τ292Τελώνιονcustoms-house τ293ΤελχῖνεςTelchines τ294Τελχιταίνειbehaves like one of the Telchines τ295Τεμάχηslices τ296Τεμαχίpiecemeal

Revision history3 revisions · last 8 Jan 2014

8 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
25 Mar 2010expanded note — David Whitehead
25 Mar 2010set status — Catharine Roth
24 Mar 2010Translated — David Whitehead