Suda On Line menu Search

Home
Search results for iota,145 in Adler number:
Greek display:    
Headword: *)ieza/bel
Adler number: iota,145
Translated headword: Jezebel
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Wife of king Ahab; Elijah, when pursued by her, was carried away in a chariot of fire; and king Jehu threw her from the wall to provide food for the dogs.
Greek Original:
*)ieza/bel, tou= *)axaa\b basile/ws gunh/: u(f' h(=s diwko/menos *)hli/as e)n a(/rmati puro\s metete/qh: h(\n *)iou=s o( basileu\s r(i/ptei a)po\ tou= tei/xous kai\ kusi\ paradi/dwsi brw=sin.
Notes:
See already iota 144.
For Elijah and the chariot cf. 4 Kingdoms (2 Kings) 2:11.
Keywords: biography; ethics; food; gender and sexuality; imagery; religion; women; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 24 October 2004@07:23:05.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (set status) on 25 October 2004@02:05:03.
David Whitehead (augmented note; cosmetics) on 25 October 2004@03:39:52.
David Whitehead on 9 January 2013@05:32:45.
David Whitehead on 26 April 2016@04:37:10.
Catharine Roth (tweaked reference) on 7 January 2019@01:36:56.
Find      

Test Database Real Database

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

End of search