Ἐξαιρέσεως δίκη
taking-away suit
Translated by David Whitehead8 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Whenever somone tries to haul someone off as a slave, but someone else seeks to take him away as a free man, it was permitted to him who claims the fellow as a slave to bring a taking-away suit against him who is taking away the man to freedom.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐξαιρέσεως δίκη· ὁπότε τις ἄγοι μέν τινα ὡς δοῦλον, ἄλλος δέ τις αὐτὸν ὡς ἐλεύθερον ἐξαιροῖτο, ἐξῆν τὸν ἀντιποιούμενον τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὡς δούλου λαγχάνειν ἐξαιρέσεως δίκην τῷ εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν αὐτὸν ἐξαιρουμένῳ.
Betacode
*)ecaire/sews di/kh: o(po/te tis a)/goi me/n tina w(s dou=lon, a)/llos de/ tis au)to\n w(s e)leu/qeron e)cairoi=to, e)ch=n to\n a)ntipoiou/menon tou= a)nqrw/pou w(s dou/lou lagxa/nein e)caire/sews di/khn tw=| ei)s th\n e)leuqeri/an au)to\n e)cairoume/nw|.