Χειρώσασθαι

to master

Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Mar 2008Vetting: high6 revisions

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[Meaning] to subordinate.¹
Aelian [writes]: "and from these to master the man and to keep him as a private friend, so to speak."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χειρώσασθαι· ὑποτάξαι. Αἰλιανός· καὶ ἐκ τούτων χειρώσασθαι τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ ἔχειν αὐτὸν ὡς εἰπεῖν ἰδιόξενον.

Betacode

*xeirw/sasqai: u(pota/cai. *ai)liano/s: kai\ e)k tou/twn xeirw/sasqai to\n a)/ndra kai\ e)/xein au)to\n w(s ei)pei=n i)dio/cenon.