Ἀποκινεῖν
to move off
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Feb 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to depart and to run away. Ships which are being launched and are lying at anchor are also said "to move off" with the oars.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀποκινεῖν· τὸ ἀπέρχεσθαι καὶ ἀποτρέχειν. λέγεται καὶ ἐπὶ πλοίων καταγομένων καὶ ὁρμιζομένων ἀποκινεῖν ταῖς κώπαις.
Betacode
*)apokinei=n: to\ a)pe/rxesqai kai\ a)potre/xein. le/getai kai\ e)pi\ ploi/wn katagome/nwn kai\ o(rmizome/nwn a)pokinei=n tai=s kw/pais.