Δίκης ἀνάκρισις
preliminary hearing of a lawsuit
Translated by David Whitehead12 May 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
The laws [sc. of classical Athens] order that not all lawsuits shall go [sc. directly] to court; rather, when the defendant is answering and countering the charges, saying that the case cannot be taken to court, a judgment is first made on this point, which is called a suit's preliminary hearing.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δίκης ἀνάκρισις· οὐ πάσας δίκας κελεύουσιν οἱ νόμοι εἰσάγεσθαι, ἀλλ' ὅταν ὁ φεύγων ἀντιλέγῃ καὶ παραγράφηται, λέγων εἰσαγώγιμον μὴ εἶναι αὐτήν, πρότερον ἐπὶ τούτῳ γίνεται κρίσις, ἥτις δίκης ἀνάκρισις λέγεται.
Betacode
*di/khs a)na/krisis: ou) pa/sas di/kas keleu/ousin oi( no/moi ei)sa/gesqai, a)ll' o(/tan o( feu/gwn a)ntile/gh| kai\ paragra/fhtai, le/gwn ei)sagw/gimon mh\ ei)=nai au)th/n, pro/teron e)pi\ tou/tw| gi/netai kri/sis, h(/tis di/khs a)na/krisis le/getai.