Ἀδιάσκευον

unequipped

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 23 Oct 1999 · Vetting: high · 10 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] unadorned, unoutfitted.¹
"Taking an unequipped horse and inconspicuousness armouring, he drove [them?] at a march against the enemy".²

Greek original

Ἀδιάσκευον· ἀκόσμητον, ἀνεπιμέλητον. ὁ δὲ λαβὼν ἵππον ἀδιάσκευον καὶ καθοπλισμὸν ἀνεπίφαντον, βάδην προσήλαυνεν πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους.

Betacode

*)adia/skeuon: a)ko/smhton, a)nepime/lhton. o( de\ labw\n i(/ppon a)dia/skeuon kai\ kaqoplismo\n a)nepi/fanton, ba/dhn prosh/launen pro\s tou\s polemi/ous.

Notes (1)

The headword is either masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective; the former if, as seems probable, it is extracted from the quotation which follows.
2Quotation, transmitted (in Adler's view) via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti, unidentifiable (but perhaps from Arrian, Parthica: see Roos p.57).

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Neighbours in Adler order

α473Ἀδιάλειπτονincessant, unremitting α474Ἀδιαλώβητονunscathed, harmless α475Ἀδιάρθρωτονunarticulated α476Ἀδιάσκευονunequipped α477Ἀδιάστατονcontinuous α478Ἀδιαφορίαindifference α479Ἀδιαίτητοςunusual, out of the ordinary

Revisions (10)

24 Apr 2015Catharine Rothcoding
23 Apr 2015David Whitehead
10 Jan 2012David Whiteheadtweaks
15 Feb 2010Catharine Rothtypo
13 Aug 2006David Whiteheadtweaked tr; augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics
25 Jan 2001David Whiteheadadded note and keyword; cosmetics
21 Nov 1999William Hutton
21 Nov 1999William Hutton
23 Oct 1999Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*)adia/skeuon: a)ko/smhton, a)nepime/lhton. o( de\ labw\n i(/ppon a)dia/skeuon kai\ kaqoplismo\n a)nepi/fanton, ba/dhn prosh/launen pro\s tou\s polemi/ous.

Notes (1)

The headword is either masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective; the former if, as seems probable, it is extracted from the quotation which follows.

2Quotation, transmitted (in Adler's view) via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti, unidentifiable (but perhaps from Arrian, Parthica: see Roos p.57).