Ἀποτροπιαζόμενοι
averting
Translated by Jennifer Benedict9 Aug 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning they] turning away and turning against and hating.1
They are accustomed to wipe their swords clean on the heads of those slain, as if averting the defilement that is in the murder.2
Also [sc. attested is the related neuter noun]a)potropi/asma ["sacrifice to avert evil"], [meaning] propitiatory offering, turning away those things which are not proper. Alternatively something needing aversion, such as a bad omen.3
They are accustomed to wipe their swords clean on the heads of those slain, as if averting the defilement that is in the murder.2
Also [sc. attested is the related neuter noun]