Ἀμβλύνω
I blunt
Translated by Jennifer Benedict23 Mar 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] I loosen/release.
"He drew out the war greatly, blunting the sharpness of war with time and long delays of the deed."1
Also [sc. attested is the infinitive]a)mblu/nesqai ["to be blunted"]: "[so that he was] neither made reckless by youth, nor blunted by old age."2
"He drew out the war greatly, blunting the sharpness of war with time and long delays of the deed."1
Also [sc. attested is the infinitive]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμβλύνω. αἰτιατικῇ. τὸ ἐκλύω. ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ πολὺ διῆγε τὸν πόλεμον, ἀμβλύνων τὴν τοῦ πολέμου ὀξύτητα χρονίαις τε καὶ μακραῖς τοῦ ἔργου τριβαῖς. καὶ Ἀμβλύνεσθαι· μήθ' ὑπὸ νεότητος θρασύνεσθαι, μήθ' ὑπὸ γήρως ἀμβλύνεσθαι.
Betacode
*)amblu/nw. ai)tiatikh=|. to\ e)klu/w. o( de\ e)pi\ polu\ dih=ge to\n po/lemon, a)mblu/nwn th\n tou= pole/mou o)cu/thta xroni/ais te kai\ makrai=s tou= e)/rgou tribai=s. kai\ *)amblu/nesqai: mh/q' u(po\ neo/thtos qrasu/nesqai, mh/q' u(po\ gh/rws a)mblu/nesqai.
Notes (1)
Linked from3 entries
- α1527Ἀμβλυωπίαςdim-sighted[Meaning] one who sees faintly.
- α1530Ἀμβλύςblunt, dim[Meaning] he who/that which is not sharp, [sc.but is] blind. Hannibal.
- δ1000Διῆγεdrew out[Meaning he/she/it] extended. John of Antioch [writes]: "[it was he] who having captured isolated outposts drew out the war greatly, blunting Hannibal's sharpness with lengthy delays."
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Revision history8 revisions · last 28 Jan 2015
- tweaked n.1 — David Whitehead
- another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
- added betacode and keyword — Catharine Roth
- augmented n.1 — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation; x-ref and another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented note; added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Jennifer Benedict