Ὑπώπια
under-eyes
Translated by Ioannis Doukas12 Aug 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
From a part [this refers to] the [whole] face.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑπώπια· ἀπὸ μέρους τὴν ὄψιν.
Betacode
*(upw/pia: a)po\ me/rous th\n o)/yin.
Notes
- cf. upsilon 649 and upsilon 650. The present entry, also in other lexica, appears more intelligibly in the scholia to Homer, Iliad 12.463, where the headword occurs.
Linked from4 entries
- υ649Ὑπώπιαunder-eyes[Meaning] the livid spots under the eyes; or the pus coming out of them.
- υ650Ὑπώπιαunder-eyes[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].
- 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