Διεκπερδικίσαι
to slip through and out like a partridge
Translated by James Vradelis7 Jun 2004Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to run through, to escape, to deceive. From the [word] partridge (perdix), a crafty and evasive creature.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διεκπερδικίσαι· διαδρᾶναι, ἐκφυγεῖν, ἐξαπατῆσαι. ἀπὸ τοῦ πέρδικος, πανούργου ὄντος καὶ ἀποδιδράσκοντος.
Betacode
*diekperdiki/sai: diadra=nai, e)kfugei=n, e)capath=sai. a)po\ tou= pe/rdikos, panou/rgou o)/ntos kai\ a)podidra/skontos.