Ἀπεπίστευον

they were mistakenly trusting

Translated by Jennifer Benedict26 Jan 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 25 words

Translation

[Meaning] they were hoping.
"For the Romans were suspicious of the wooded places as lairs for ambush, while mistakenly trusting the level and bare [places]".1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀπεπίστευον· ἤλπιζον. οἱ γὰρ Ῥωμαῖοι πρὸς τοὺς ὑλώδεις τόπους ὑπόπτως εἶχον πρὸς ἐνέδρας, ἐν δὲ τοῖς ἐπιπέδοις καὶ ψιλοῖς ἀπεπίστευον.

Betacode
*)apepi/steuon: h)/lpizon. oi( ga\r *(rwmai=oi pro\s tou\s u(lw/deis to/pous u(po/ptws ei)=xon pro\s e)ne/dras, e)n de\ toi=s e)pipe/dois kai\ yiloi=s a)pepi/steuon. 

Notes (1)

  1. Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. The headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given, its only independent attestation.
  2. 1Polybius 3.71.2 (abridged). ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 6 Aug 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. another note; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. added keyword — David Whitehead
  4. added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Jennifer Benedict

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