Ὑποτείνων

offering

Translated by Ioannis Doukas24 Oct 2008Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 12 words

[Meaning one who is] promising.¹
"Not flattering, nor offering wages, nor deceiving."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑποτείνων· ὑπισχνούμενος. οὐ θωπεύων οὐδ' ὑποτείνων μισθοὺς οὐδ' ἐξαπατύλλων.

Betacode

*(upotei/nwn: u(pisxnou/menos. ou) qwpeu/wn ou)d' u(potei/nwn misqou\s ou)d' e)capatu/llwn.

Notes (2)

1Likewise in the Synagoge (upsilon168) and Photius, Lexicon upsilon257, where Theodoridis suggests that the headword -- present participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb u(potei/nw (cf. upsilon 611) -- is quoted from Demosthenes 13.19 (web address 1). ↩
2Aristophanes, Acharnians 657 (web address 2). ↩

External resources

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

Linked from1 entry

υ611Ὑποτείνειinduces"For looking on self-made sufferings, when no-one else had a hand in it, induces great pains." In effect, when no-one else participated and had a share; for the communion of sins brings consolation.

Neighbouring entries

υ610Ὑποτετμημένωνhaving been cut away υ611Ὑποτείνειinduces υ612Ὑποτείνωνoffering υ613Ὑποτίτθιαsucklings υ614Ὑποτοπήσαςhaving surmised

Revision history6 revisions · last 21 Dec 2022

21 Dec 2022added a link — Catharine Roth
30 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
29 Nov 2013another note and keyword — David Whitehead
11 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
26 Oct 2008x-ref; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
25 Oct 2008cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
24 Oct 2008Translated — Ioannis Doukas