Ἀποταυρούμενος
bucking up
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Jun 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning someone] taking courage.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀποταυρούμενος· θρασυνόμενος.
Betacode
*)apotaurou/menos: qrasuno/menos.
Notes
- Same entry in other lexica. The headword participle must be quoted from somewhere, and Theodoridis on Photius s.v. suggests Cyril of Alexandria (PG 69.36c).
It literally means "becoming like a bull", hence being emboldened. See web address 1 below for the LSJ entry.