Ὑποβολιμαῖοι
supposititious
Translated by Ioannis Doukas12 Jun 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning ones] substituted and adopted. In reference to children dropped on the ground, the ones that women cast away from themselves.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑποβολιμαῖοι· ὑποβαλλόμενοι καὶ εἰσποίητοι. ἐπὶ τῶν χαμαιριφῶν παιδίων, ἅπερ ἑαυτῶν ἀποβάλλουσιν αἱ γυναῖκες.
Betacode
*(upobolimai=oi: u(poballo/menoi kai\ ei)spoi/htoi. e)pi\ tw=n xamairifw=n paidi/wn, a(/per e(autw=n a)poba/llousin ai( gunai=kes.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius upsilon175 Theodoridis. The headword is masculine nominative plural of this adjective. If it is quoted from somewhere in this form, extant possibilities begin with Diodorus Siculus 20.14.4. In any event, for typical uses of the word cf. Herodotus 1.137.2 (web address 1) and Plato, Republic 537E (web address 2); and Menander and Philemon wrote comedies titled
*(upobolimai=os .
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 4 Dec 2022
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas