Suda On Line menu Search

Home
Search results for pi,2774 in Adler number:
Greek display:    
Headword: *proswpei=on
Adler number: pi,2774
Translated headword: mask
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning a] disguise.[1]
'Face' [pro/swpon] in reference to God [is] his appearance.[2] David [says]: "the face of the Lord [is] against those doing evil."[3] [sc. It also means] the deliverance of [= from] evil things and the abundance of good things.[4]
Greek Original:
*proswpei=on: pro/sxhma. *pro/swpon e)pi\ qeou= h( e)pifa/neia au)tou=. *dabi/d: pro/swpon de\ kuri/ou e)pi\ poiou=ntas kaka/. kai\ h( lu/sis tw=n ponhrw=n kai\ tw=n a)gaqw=n h( xorhgi/a.
Notes:
The entry begins with the neuter noun proswpei=on but then shifts to pro/swpon.
[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius pi1391 Theodoridis.
[2] cf. Theodoret (PG 80.1084d) on Psalm 30:21 LXX.
[3] Psalm 33:17 LXX.
[4] A misquotation (for ponhrw=n read luphrw=n) of Theodoret (PG 80.1864a) on Psalm 118:135 LXX.
Keywords: Christianity; definition; economics; ethics; imagery; religion
Translated by: Bobbiejo Winfrey on 7 July 2003@09:27:16.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified translation; added notes) on 7 July 2003@09:59:35.
David Whitehead (more keywords) on 4 December 2005@09:33:27.
David Whitehead (more keywords) on 17 May 2011@05:27:36.
David Whitehead (augmented notes; tweaks and cosmetics) on 28 November 2011@07:39:36.
David Whitehead on 18 October 2013@06:16:43.
David Whitehead (codings) on 24 May 2016@11:01:46.
Catharine Roth (tweaked translation) on 1 December 2021@01:18:03.
Find      

Test Database Real Database

(Try these tips for more productive searches.)
No. of records found: 1    Page 1

End of search