Ὑπώπια
under-eyes
Translated by Ioannis Doukas12 Aug 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the corns which grow on the hands as the result of work. Also called hypopia are the wounds resulting from any kind of blow [i.e. bruises].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑπώπια· οἱ τύλοι οἱ γινόμενοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐργασίας. λέγεται δὲ ὑπώπια καὶ τὰ ἀφ' οἱασδηποτοῦν πληγῆς τραύματα.
Betacode
*(upw/pia: oi( tu/loi oi( gino/menoi e)n tai=s xersi\n a)po\ th=s e)rgasi/as. le/getai de\ u(pw/pia kai\ ta\ a)f' oi(asdhpotou=n plhgh=s trau/mata.
Notes
- cf. upsilon 649 and upsilon 651. The second part of the present entry comes from the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 551, where the genitive plural of this neuter noun occurs. (The gloss in the first part, of unknown provenance, is dubious.)
Linked from5 entries
- τ1155Τυλοῦταιis made knobbly, is made hard, is studded[Meaning he/she/it] is wounded, is thickened. "Most of the Parthians had helmets of iron or studded with iron".
- υ649Ὑπώπιαunder-eyes[Meaning] the livid spots under the eyes; or the pus coming out of them.
- υ651Ὑπώπιαunder-eyesFrom a part [this refers to] the [whole] face.
- υ652ὙπωπιάζωI bruise, I mortifyThe [verb that means] I keep under observation. [Formed] out of the [noun] u(pw/pia, which signifies the eyes. The Apostle [sc. Paul] says: "but I mortify my body, and I treat it as a slave." That is, I exercise it in…
- υ653ὙπωπιασμέναιbruisedAristophanes [writes]: "and that too after they have been cruelly bruised [each and every one] and have been applying cups." Meaning severely struck under the eyes. Hypopia are the swellings and batterings, which they…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 1 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas