Ἀπόκοιτος

sleeping away, far from

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 25 Feb 2001 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] far from the bed [koi/th]. "But on his assumption [of safety], resting free from any timidity, he was spending the night in revelry."¹

Greek original

Ἀπόκοιτος· πόρρω τῆς κοίτης. ὁ δὲ τῇ δοκήσει κατεπαννυχίζετο τῆς δειλίας ἀπόκοιτος.

Betacode

*)apo/koitos: po/rrw th=s koi/ths. o( de\ th=| dokh/sei katepannuxi/zeto th=s deili/as a)po/koitos.

Notes (1)

The headword adjective began life with a specific sense (in e.g. Aeschines 2.127) but acquired the more general one illustrated here.
1Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 5.1.11; on the Persian rebel Zadesprates, having ensconced himself in a rock tower (early 591) with the--ultimately futile--hope of avoiding capture by troops loyal to Chosroes II; cf. de Boor (189) and Whitby (133). Find related entries at epsilon 1861, lambda 636, and pi 636. On Zadesprates, see PLRE IIIb s.v. Zadespras. On Chosroes II, see generally alpha 2015 note.

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References

C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIb, (Cambridge, 1992)

Neighbours in Adler order

α3370ἈποκρύπτομαιI conceal, I hide away α3371ἈποκτένωI kill α3372Ἀποκτιννύναιto kill α3373Ἀπόκοιτοςsleeping away, far from α3374Ἀποκυηθένborn α3375Ἀπολαβόντεςhaving intercepted α3376ἈπολακτίζωI kick out

Revisions (8)

6 Jun 2025Ronald Allenadded cross-references n.1
10 Jan 2025Ronald Allentweaked translation after back-and-forth with Catharine Roth
10 Jan 2025Ronald Allenexpanded n.1, added bibliography, cross-reference, and keyword
28 Aug 2015David Whitehead
3 Apr 2012David Whiteheadaugmented notes and keywords; cosmetics
21 Aug 2002David Whiteheadadded note and keywords
25 Feb 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Notes (1)

The headword adjective began life with a specific sense (in e.g. Aeschines 2.127) but acquired the more general one illustrated here.

1Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 5.1.11; on the Persian rebel Zadesprates, having ensconced himself in a rock tower (early 591) with the--ultimately futile--hope of avoiding capture by troops loyal to Chosroes II; cf. de Boor (189) and Whitby (133). Find related entries at epsilon 1861, lambda 636, and pi 636. On Zadesprates, see PLRE IIIb s.v. Zadespras. On Chosroes II, see generally alpha 2015 note.