Ἀξύμμετρον
of excessive length; too long
Translated by Jennifer Benedict29 Nov 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] that which is beyond the measure.
"The missiles were not reaching [their target], on account of the stream of the river being too long for them in the trajectories".1
"The missiles were not reaching [their target], on account of the stream of the river being too long for them in the trajectories".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀξύμμετρον· τὸ ὑπὲρ τὸ μέτρον. οὐκ ἐξικνεῖτο δὲ τὰ βέλη, διὰ τὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ῥεῦμα ἀξύμμετρον ὂν αὐτοῖς ἐς τὰς βολάς.