Διαγκωνισάμενος
elbow-leaning
Translated by Nicholas Wilshere16 Oct 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] reclining on the elbow. "And elbow-leaning on the pallet-bed, he looked at the image of Asclepius and said, "o master, what was your order?"'
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαγκωνισάμενος· ἐπ' ἀγκῶνος καθίσας. ὁ δὲ διαγκωνισάμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ σκίμποδος, ἀποβλεψάμενος εἰς τὸ ἄγαλμα τοῦ Ἀσκληπιοῦ εἶπεν· ὦ δέσποτα, τί ἐκέλευσας.