Ἐγκολεήσατο
sheathed
Translated by Catharine Roth1 Jun 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] put [his] sword into its sheath.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐγκολεήσατο· καθῆκεν εἰς τὸν κολεὸν τὸ ξίφος.
Betacode
*)egkoleh/sato: kaqh=ken ei)s to\n koleo\n to\ ci/fos.
Notes
- Very similar entry in Hesychius epsilon240, also Photius Lexicon epsilon67. The headword, an aorist middle verb in the third person singular, must be quoted from somewhere, but both it and indeed the (epic/poetic-sounding) verb itself are otherwise unattested.
cf.koleo/s at kappa 1936.