Ἀνάπειρα
trial run
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Oct 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
"To haul the ships down [to the sea], to board the crews, and to make a trial run of rowing, dragging out the time suitably, until the [forces] of the Romans became visible to him."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀνάπειρα. κατασπᾶν τὰς ναῦς, τὰς ὑπηρεσίας ἐμβιβάζειν καὶ τῆς εἰρεσίας ἀνάπειραν λαμβάνειν, παρέλκοντα τὸν χρόνον ἐπίτηδες, ἕως τὰ παρὰ Ῥωμαίων αὐτῷ γένηται φανερά.
Betacode
*)ana/peira. kataspa=n ta\s nau=s, ta\s u(phresi/as e)mbiba/zein kai\ th=s ei)resi/as a)na/peiran lamba/nein, pare/lkonta to\n xro/non e)pi/thdes, e(/ws ta\ para\ *(rwmai/wn au)tw=| ge/nhtai fanera/.