Ὑηνῶν
of swinish [ones]
Translated by Ioannis Doukas20 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑηνῶν· σκαιῶν, καὶ ἀμαθῶν. καὶ Ὑηνεύς, ὁ σκαιός.
Betacode
*(uhnw=n: skaiw=n, kai\ a)maqw=n. kai\ *(uhneu/s, o( skaio/s.
Notes (2)
- cf. sigma 1318.
- 1The headword, genitive plural of the adjective
u(hno/s , is presumably quoted from Plato, Laws 7.819D (web address 1), since the glossing is quoted from the corresponding scholia; cf. upsilon 80. ↩ - 2cf. ps.-Zonaras s.v.
u(hneu/s . ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- σ1318Συηνίαswinishness[suhni/a] and kuhni/a: [meaning] ignorance, awkwardness. [Used thus] in Pherekrates. And Plato the philosopher [calls] behaving ignorantly and doing something swinish suhnei=n ["to act swinishly"]. Also [sc. attested…
- υ80Ὑηνεῖςyou are acting the pig, you are acting the swineA verb. [sc. It means] you are doing something swinish and brutish. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'of swinish creatures'; see above.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, keywords, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ioannis Doukas