Ἀλῆται
vagabonds
Translated by Jennifer Benedict15 May 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλῆται· πλανῆται. Αἰλιανός· οἱ δὲ ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων ἐκτριβέντες διεξάνθησαν ἀλῆται δεῦρο καὶ ἐκεῖσε τὸ ζῆν τελοῦντες.
Betacode
*)alh=tai: planh=tai. *ai)liano/s: oi( de\ u(po\ *(rwmai/wn e)ktribe/ntes dieca/nqhsan a)lh=tai deu=ro kai\ e)kei=se to\ zh=n telou=ntes.
Notes (1)
- The nominative plural headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given.↩
cf. generally alpha 1163, alpha 1202.- 1Aelian fr. 133 Domingo-Forasté (130 Hercher).
Linked from3 entries
- α1163Ἀλείτηςsinner[When spelled] with a diphthong [i.e. a)lei/ths] it means the sinful man, but with an eta [i.e. a)lh/ths] it means the wanderer. But a)litro/s[is spelled] with an iota.
- α1200ἈλητεύωI roam[Meaning] I wander. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)lhtei/a ["a roaming"], [meaning] a wandering.
- α1202Ἀλήτηςvagabond[Meaning a] wanderer. "[He] gathered those living a vagabond life." And elsewhere: "[they were] exposing fugitives and vagabonds." But a)lh=tis [is the equivalent of] feminine planh=tis.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 31 May 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- another notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added note — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict