Ἀφάπτειν

to fasten

Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Aug 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 36 words
Appian [writes]: "he appointed two champions who had thick wooden [spears] two cubits long overlaid with iron, which they intended to fasten into the elephants, like catapults, at close range";1 that is, to stick onto [them].2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀφάπτειν· Ἀππιανός· ἵστη δὲ προμάχους ξύλα παχέα ἔχοντας διπήχεα σεσιδηρωμένα, ἃ ἔμελλον ὡς καταπέλτας ἐκ χειρὸς ἐς τοὺς ἐλέφαντας ἀφάπτειν, τουτέστι προσκολλᾶν.

Betacode
*)afa/ptein: *)appiano/s: i(/sth de\ proma/xous cu/la paxe/a e)/xontas diph/xea sesidhrwme/na, a(\ e)/mellon w(s katape/ltas e)k xeiro\s e)s tou\s e)le/fantas a)fa/ptein, toute/sti proskolla=n.

Notes (2)

  1. The headword infinitive purports to be extracted from the quotation given, but see next note.
  2. 1An approximation of Appian, Punica 41 (= Libyca 173); when the passage reappears, under kappa 699, the infinitive is proskolla=n (the gloss here); and the Teubner edition of Appian prints a)fh/sein. ↩
  3. 2For this gloss cf. generally alpha 4567. ↩

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α4553Ἀφανίσαιto obliterateα4554Ἄφαντον φῶςsecret lightα4555Ἀφάπτεινto fastenα4556ἈφαρεύςAphareusα4557Ἄφαρονunworked
Revision history4 revisions · last 11 Sep 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. another note and keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. modified translation; augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Jennifer Benedict

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