Ἀναπήλας
having swung up
Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Oct 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he] having moved up.
"Having swung up, with his javelin, to a height as far as the point and carrying [it] around, as someone might carry around the lightest spear, he managed to drive [someone] through the small of the back with the lance."1
"Having swung up, with his javelin, to a height as far as the point and carrying [it] around, as someone might carry around the lightest spear, he managed to drive [someone] through the small of the back with the lance."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀναπήλας. ἀνακινήσας. ὁ δὲ διὰ τοῦ κοντοῦ ὅσον πρὸς τῇ ἀκωκῇ ἀναπήλας ἐς ὕψος καὶ περιενεγκὼν, ὡς ἄν τις δόρυ τὸ κουφότατον περιφέρῃ, τῇ αἰχμῇ διαπείρων τὸ μετάφρενον κατεργάζεται.