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Διαβησείοντας · wanting to cross over (δ 506) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near δ506

δ502is a pretender
δ503struts about
δ504I cross, I go across, I traverse
δ505Diabenos
δ506wanting to cross over
δ507compass
δ508Devil
δ509deliberation, council
δ510I thoroughly wish

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Διαβησείοντας

wanting to cross over

Translated by Nicholas Wilshere9 Nov 2004Vetting: high8 revisions

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1 note · 24 words

Translation

[Meaning them] being desirous of going across.¹ Agathias [writes]: "and he made towers, to hold off the Romans, who were wanting to cross over."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διαβησείοντας· ἐρωτικῶς ἔχοντας διαβῆναι. Ἀγαθίας· ὁ δὲ πύργους ἐποίησεν, ἀπερύκειν τοὺς Ῥωμαίους διαβησείοντας.

Betacode

*diabhsei/ontas: e)rwtikw=s e)/xontas diabh=nai. *)agaqi/as: o( de\ pu/rgous e)poi/hsen, a)peru/kein tou\s *(rwmai/ous diabhsei/ontas.

Notes (1)

[1] A desiderative participle, derived from diabai/nw; here in the accusative plural, from the quotation to follow.
2An approximation of Agathias, Histories 2.4.7. While encamped on the banks of the river Casulinus (Volturnus, the present-day Volturno; about 30 km. north of Naples, Italy; Barrington Atlas map 44 grid F3) in the autumn of 554 CE, Butilinus (cf. alpha 2158 note), commanding an army of Franks (cf. phi 682, generally) and Alamanni, constructs battlements in anticipation of an engagement with Roman forces under the Byzantine general Narses (nu 42); cf. Frendo (36), sigma 257, and phi 700.

References

J.D. Frendo, trans., Agathias: The Histories, (Berlin 1975)

Neighbouring entries

δ504ΔιαβαίνωI cross, I go across, I traverse δ505ΔιαβηνόςDiabenos δ506Διαβησείονταςwanting to cross over δ507Διαβήτηςcompass δ508ΔιάβολοςDevil

Revision history8 revisions · last 9 Dec 2023

9 Dec 2023added cross-references n.2 — Ronald Allen
16 Oct 2023expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword — Ronald Allen
27 Jun 2012another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Nov 2004coding — Catharine Roth
10 Nov 2004augmented and modified notes; added note number and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Nov 2004added note and keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
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9 Nov 2004Translated — Nicholas Wilshere

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διαβησείοντας (Adler number delta 506), trans. Nicholas Wilshere, 9 Nov 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/506

Translation by Nicholas Wilshere for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗