Ἀποστυγοῦντες
abhorring, loathing
Translated by Jennifer Benedict7 Jul 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning they] hating.1
Josephus [writes]: "Antiochus having abhorred [...]".2
"Fabricius was appointed commander for the war against Pyrrhus. For when the armies were facing each other, a certain man who was on night watch approached Fabricius and offered to kill Pyrrhus with noxious poison if Fabricius would make it financially worth his while. Fabricius loathed this man for the attempt and sent him to Pyrrhus in chains. Pyrrhus was of course astonished at the action and is said to have cried out: 'This man is a true Fabricius, whom it is more difficult for someone to turn aside from his native virtue than the sun from its accustomed orbit'."3
Josephus [writes]: "Antiochus having abhorred [...]".2
"Fabricius was appointed commander for the war against Pyrrhus. For when the armies were facing each other, a certain man who was on night watch approached Fabricius and offered to kill Pyrrhus with noxious poison if Fabricius would make it financially worth his while. Fabricius loathed this man for the attempt and sent him to Pyrrhus in chains. Pyrrhus was of course astonished at the action and is said to have cried out: 'This man is a true Fabricius, whom it is more difficult for someone to turn aside from his native virtue than the sun from its accustomed orbit'."3