Ἐξεκόπη

had his eye knocked out

Translated by David Whitehead31 Aug 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

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[Meaning] was mutilated.¹ Horatius the Roman was also known as Cocles ["One-Eyed"]; for Romans call the eye an oculus.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐξεκόπη τὸν ὀφθαλμόν· ἐπηρώθη. Ὡράτιος ὁ Ῥωμαῖος καὶ ἐπεκλήθη Κόκλης· τὸν γὰρ ὀφθαλμὸν ὀκολοὺμ καλοῦσι Ῥωμαῖοι.

Ἐξεκόπη · had his eye knocked out (ε 1610) · Suda

*)eceko/ph to\n o)fqalmo/n: e)phrw/qh. *(wra/tios o( *(rwmai=os kai\ e)peklh/qh *ko/klhs: to\n ga\r o)fqalmo\n o)kolou\m kalou=si *(rwmai=oi.