Ὕων
raining
Translated by Catharine Roth7 Oct 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὕων· βρέχων. Ὑῶν δὲ χοιρείων κρεῶν.
Betacode
*(/uwn: bre/xwn. *(uw=n de\ xoirei/wn krew=n.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica (references at Photius upsilon338 Theodoridis). This present participle is presumably quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities. For forms of the headword verb
u(/w 'rain', similarly glossed, cf. already upsilon 73, upsilon 121, upsilon 126. ↩ - 2cf. upsilon 76. (Addendum lacking, Adler reports, in mss AF, but a marginal addition in A and V.) ↩
Linked from5 entries
- υ73Ὑέhue, [?]sonA threat by those who are waiting and bidding [someone] to open [the door]. For also [sc. attested is] u(=en, meaning it was raining.
- υ76Ὕειονporcine[Meaning] swinish. Also [sc. attested in the genitive plural] u(ei/wn ["pork"], [meaning] of swinish meats. "They ate their fill of pork."
- υ121Ὑόμενοςdrenched with rain[Meaning someone/something] being rained upon.
- υ126ὝωI rainThe [verb that means] I send [like] rain; [used] with an accusative. "And he rains fire for you out of heaven."
- υ673Ὕσαςhaving rained[Meaning] having drenched. Aelian [writes]: "then unexpectedly it rained with great violence, and terrible lightning-flashes occurred to astound [them]."
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- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- augmented notes — Catharine Roth
- augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth