Ἀνακωχεύει
refrains
Translated by William Hutton29 May 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
In Sophocles [this means] reins in.1
Also [sc. attested is the infinitive]a)nakwxeu/ein , [meaning] to fix the sails and let the ship ride when a storm arises at sea.2
Strictly speaking one says 'to refrain' when there is a storm at sea and [the sailors] draw in the riggings and ride just where they are, without trying to fight against the wind. Thus it is spoken metaphorically in reference to the chariot, in that he did not go all out but let loose the flood of the horses3 and drove them with a light touch.
Also [sc. attested is the infinitive]
Strictly speaking one says 'to refrain' when there is a storm at sea and [the sailors] draw in the riggings and ride just where they are, without trying to fight against the wind. Thus it is spoken metaphorically in reference to the chariot, in that he did not go all out but let loose the flood of the horses3 and drove them with a light touch.