Ἀλυσκάζειν
to avoid
Translated by Jennifer Benedict9 Jun 2000Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to circumvent, to steer clear of, to flee.1
"For if the daughters of Lycambes left the light to avoid the harsh sound of Archilochus' iambics [...]."2
"For if the daughters of Lycambes left the light to avoid the harsh sound of Archilochus' iambics [...]."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀλυσκάζειν· περιΐστασθαι, ἐκκλίνειν, φεύγειν. εἰ γὰρ φέγγος ἔλιπον ἀλυσκάζουσαι ἰάμβων ἄγριον Ἀρχιλόχου φθέγμα Λυκαμβιάδες.