Ἀλέξαι
to ward off
Translated by Jennifer Benedict17 Apr 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to aid/help.1 But a)lle/cai ["to pick up"] [means] to gather.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλέξαι· βοηθῆσαι. Ἀλλέξαι δὲ ἐπιλέξαι.
Betacode
*)ale/cai: bohqh=sai. *)alle/cai de\ e)pile/cai.
Notes (1)
- The primary headword is aorist active infinitive of
a)le/cw ; cf. alpha 1130 and the other cross-references there. The secondary one is the same form (epic) ofa)nale/gw , probably quoted from Homer, Iliad 21.321; cf. Latte on Hesychius s.v.