Διαιτηταῖς
arbitrators
Translated by David Whitehead19 Oct 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
The arbitrators are different from the jurors. For the latter used to try cases in the jurycourts and judge the [cases sent there] on appeal from the arbitrators, whereas the arbitrators used to arbitrate first, after being assigned disputes by lot or after the parties had entrusted their disputes to them for judgement. And if [the arbitrators' decision] pleased the opposing parties, the suit came to an end; if not, they cast the charges and the summonses and testimonies, together with the [sc. relevant] laws and the other proofs of both sides, into urns and sealed them up and handed them over to the [sc officials called] introducers of lawsuits.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαιτηταῖς· ἕτεροι παρὰ τοὺς δικαστάς εἰσιν οἱ διαιτηταί. οἱ μὲν γὰρ ἐν δικαστηρίοις ἐδίκαζον καὶ τὰς ἀπὸ τῶν διαιτητῶν ἀφεσίμους ἔκρινον, οἱ δὲ διαιτηταὶ πρότερον κλήρῳ λαχόντες ἢ ἐπιτρεψάντων αὐτοῖς τοῖς κρινομένοις διῄτουν. καὶ εἰ μὲν ἤρεσκε τοῖς ἀντιδίκοις, τέλος εἶχεν ἡ δίκη· εἰ δὲ μή, τὰ ἐγκλήματα καὶ τὰς προβλήσεις καὶ μαρτυρίας, ἔτι δὲ καὶ τοὺς νόμους καὶ τὰς ἄλλας πίστεις ἑκατέρων ἐμβαλόντες εἰς καδίσκους καὶ σημηνάμενοι παρεδίδοσαν τοῖς εἰσαγωγεῦσι τῶν δικῶν.
Betacode
*diaithtai=s: e(/teroi para\ tou\s dikasta/s ei)sin oi( diaithtai/. oi( me\n ga\r e)n dikasthri/ois e)di/kazon kai\ ta\s a)po\ tw=n diaithtw=n a)fesi/mous e)/krinon, oi( de\ diaithtai\ pro/teron klh/rw| laxo/ntes h)\ e)pitreya/ntwn au)toi=s toi=s krinome/nois dih/|toun. kai\ ei) me\n h)/reske toi=s a)ntidi/kois, te/los ei)=xen h( di/kh: ei) de\ mh/, ta\ e)gklh/mata kai\ ta\s problh/seis kai\ marturi/as, e)/ti de\ kai\ tou\s no/mous kai\ ta\s a)/llas pi/steis e(kate/rwn e)mbalo/ntes ei)s kadi/skous kai\ shmhna/menoi paredi/dosan toi=s ei)sagwgeu=si tw=n dikw=n.
Notes
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v. diaitetai (converted here from nominative plural to dative), which is commenting on Demosthenes 21.86 (web address 1) and also cites ?Aristotle, Athenaion Politeia 53.1-3.
See also delta 887, delta 889.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from6 entries
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- δ885Διαίταιςarbitrations[For/in/with] judgements outside court. "So he became accustomed to the good of life situated amidst delusional pleasure, and, displaying the arrogance that burned inside him on his face, he began to walk proudly and…
- δ886Διαιτῆσαιto arbitrate[Meaning] to judge, to determine. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] diaithth/s ["arbitrator"], [meaning] a judge.
- δ887ΔιαιτηταίarbitratorsWhen men had passed the age of fifty and had a completely blameless record, [the Athenians] used to pick them at random from the deme register[s] and have them arbitrate disputes betwen citizens. Aliens, however, were…
- δ889Διαιτητήριονdwelling-place, living-room[Meaning a place] in which [people] live their lives.
- δ890Διαιτῶνarbitrating[Meaning one who is] judging. Also [sc. attested is] 'arbitrating', [meaning one who is] distributing the equal [portion]. [Used] with a dative.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 1 Nov 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
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- more keywords — David Whitehead
- Added link — Elizabeth Vandiver
- added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — David Whitehead