Διαυχενίζεσθαι
to stick the neck out
Translated by William Hutton21 Jan 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"He was inciting the minds and the spirits of the soldiers and challenging them to stick their necks out in pursuit of pridefulness and derring-do in their exercises."1 Meaning to hold the neck high.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαυχενίζεσθαι· ὁ δὲ τὰ φρονήματα καὶ τοὺς θυμοὺς τῶν στρατιωτῶν ἀνηρέθιζε καὶ διαυχενίζεσθαι πρὸς τὸ ἀγέρωχον ταῖς μελέταις ἐξεκάλει καὶ φιλοκίνδυνον. ἀντὶ τοῦ ὑψοῦ τὸν αὐχένα ἔχειν.