Ὑπηνήτῃ

to a newly-mustached [youth], to a newly-bearded [youth]

Translated by Catharine Roth15 May 2011Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 19 words

[Meaning] to one in his prime, just growing a beard.¹
To one still young. "To one first being newly-mustached."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπηνήτῃ· ἀκμαίῳ, ἄρτι γενειῶντι. ἔτι νέῳ. πρῶτον ὑπηνήτῃ ὄντι.

Betacode

*(uphnh/th|: a)kmai/w|, a)/rti geneiw=nti. e)/ti ne/w|. prw=ton u(phnh/th| o)/nti.

Notes (2)

1The headword is in the dative singular. Same or similar glosses in other lexica, and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 24.348 (about to be quoted). For u(ph/nh, see generally upsilon 427, upsilon 428; and cf. also gamma 142. ↩
2Homer, Iliad 24.348, also Odyssey 10.279 (web addresses 1 and 2). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

υ427Ὑπήνηhair on the upper lip υ428Ὑπήνηupper-lip hair, mustache υ429Ὑπηνήτῃto a newly-mustached [youth], to a newly-bearded [youth]υ430Ὑπήντων ταῖς γυναιξίνthey met the women υ431Ὑπηρέσιονservice-implement

Revision history2 revisions · last 25 Nov 2013

25 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
15 May 2011another x-ref; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 May 2011Translated — Catharine Roth