Ἀμφίδρομον
enclosing, enveloping
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 Aug 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] spiral-shaped. "See just what sort of enveloping wave from the blood-red surges encircles me?"1 [A] spiral-shaped [current is] that which drowns ships.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμφίδρομον· ἑλικοειδές. ἴδεσθέ μ' οἷον ἄρτι κῦμα φοινίας ὑπὸ ζάλης ἀμφίδρομον κυκλεῖται. ἑλικοειδὲς, ὃ βαπτίζει τὰς ναῦς.
Betacode
*)amfi/dromon: e(likoeide/s. i)/desqe/ m' oi(=on a)/rti ku=ma foini/as u(po\ za/lhs a)mfi/dromon kuklei=tai. e(likoeide\s, o(\ bapti/zei ta\s nau=s.