Ἀλήτης
vagabond
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 May 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλήτης· ὁ πλανήτης. ἀλήτην βίον τρίβοντας ἤθροισε. καὶ αὖθις· ἀλήτας καὶ φυγάδας ἀποφῄναντες. Ἀλῆτις δὲ θηλυκῶς ἡ πλανῆτις.
Betacode
*)alh/ths: o( planh/ths. a)lh/thn bi/on tri/bontas h)/qroise. kai\ au)=qis: a)lh/tas kai\ fuga/das a)pofh/|nantes. *)alh=tis de\ qhlukw=s h( planh=tis.
Notes (2)
- cf. alpha 1163, alpha 1201.↩
- 1Quotation unidentifiable (but for the phrase 'a vagabond life' in the accusative case, as here, cf. Periander in Herodotus 3.52.4). ↩
- 2Quotation unidentifiable.
Linked from4 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.
- α1167Ἄληroaming, delusion[Meaning] wandering. "He supposed that no one would surpass him in courage, and this delusion got the better of him to such an extent that he adopted the attire of Achilles and thus went around on horseback and pranced…
- α1200ἈλητεύωI roam[Meaning] I wander. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] a)lhtei/a ["a roaming"], [meaning] a wandering.
- α1201Ἀλῆταιvagabonds[Meaning] wanderers. Aelian [writes]: "those who had been destroyed by the Romans were dispersed, ending their lives as vagabonds hither and thither".
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Revision history4 revisions · last 31 May 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- augmented n.1; more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- added notes and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict