σκηπτοῦχος
σκηπτοῦχος, bearing a staff
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σκηπτοῦχον masculine accusative singular, feminine accusative singular, neuter nominative singular, neuter vocative singular, neuter accusative singular of σκηπτοῦχος
- bearing a staff, baton, or sceptre as the badge of command, σ. βασιλεύς a sceptred king, Il. 2.86, Od. 2.231, etc.; ὅς τις σ. εἴη Il. 14.93: c. gen., θεῶν σ., of Aphrodite, Orph. H. 55.11; [Ἄρης] ἠνορέης σ. h.Mart. 6.
- 2 Subst., wand-bearer, a great officer in the Persian court, generally a eunuch, ἢ τύραννος ἢ σ. Semon. 7.69, cf. X. Cyr. 7.3.15, 8.1.38, 8.3.15, An. 1.6.11; of Scythian princelings, IPE 12.32A42 (Olbia, iii B.C.); later, of beadles at Ephesus, BMus.Inscr. 4.481*.300, Ephes. 4(1) No.4.
[σκηπτ-, σκῆπτρον + ἔχω.]
Bearing a staff of office.
Epithet of βασιλῆες Il. 1.279, Il. 2.86 : Od. 2.231 = Od. 5.9, Od. 4.64, Od. 8.41.
Absol. in the sense of βασιλεύς : τοὶ ἅμʼ ἕποντο σκηπτοῦχοι Od. 8.47. Cf. Il. 14.93.
a
αὐτὸς ἄναξ σκηπτοῦχος, Ἰήιε, κύδιμε Παιάν
el propio soberano portador del cetro, Iéios, glorioso Peán
Μουσάων σκηπτοῦχε, φερέσβιε, δεῦρό μοι ἤδη
portador del cetro que conduces a las Musas, dador de vida, ven ahora a mí, ya
b
κραταιὲ Τυφῶν, τῆς ἄνω σκηπτουχίας σκηπτοῦχε καὶ δυνάστα
poderoso Tifón, portador del cetro del poder superior y soberano
- 1bearing a staff or sceptre as the badge of command, σκ. βασιλεύς a sceptred king, Hom.
- 2as Subst. a wand-bearer, an officer in the Persian court, Xen.