Χειρῶσαι
to make desolate
Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Mar 2008Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to lay waste.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χειρῶσαι· ἐρημῶσαι.
Betacode
*xeirw=sai: e)rhmw=sai.
Notes
- Same entry in Lexica Segueriana 41.17. The headword -- otherwise unattested -- is aorist active infinitive, seemingly of the verb
xeiro/w ("to master; subjugate"), but more probably a late alternative spelling ofxhro/w ("to make desolate"): see chi 292.