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Ἐξελίξαντες · countermarching (ε 1617) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near ε1617

ε1613completely escaped notice
ε1614to expose utterly, to put to the test
ε1615collected
ε1616countermarches
ε1617countermarching
ε1618the blower gave out (and) the lead gave out
ε1619they turn out
ε1620used to be quarried out
ε1621to throw up, to vomit forth

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε1617

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Ἐξελίξαντες

countermarching

Translated by William Hutton1 Mar 2007Vetting: high4 revisions

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2 notes · 29 words

Translation

"Then you, countermarching the phalanxes, turn quickly and get in the face of those pursuing."¹ And elsewhere: "[...] and then some armored charges happened and counter-charges and flanking manoeuvres."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐξελίξαντες· εἶτα ὑμεῖς τὰς φάλαγγας ἐξελίξαντες, ἀγχίστροφοι γενόμενοι ἀντιμέτωποι γίνεσθε τοῖς διώκουσιν. καὶ αὖθις· κᾆτα ἐνόπλιοι διαδρομαί τινες ἐγίνοντο καὶ ἐξελίξεις καὶ περίοδοι.

Betacode

*)eceli/cantes: ei)=ta u(mei=s ta\s fa/laggas e)celi/cantes, a)gxi/strofoi geno/menoi a)ntime/twpoi gi/nesqe toi=s diw/kousin. kai\ au)=qis: ka)=|ta e)no/plioi diadromai/ tines e)gi/nonto kai\ e)celi/ceis kai\ peri/odoi.

Notes (2)

This entry -- absent (Adler reports) from mss FV -- seems to be an attempt to collect quotations that illustrate the previous entry on "countermarches" (epsilon 1616). The present headword is aorist active participle, masculine nominative plural, of e)celi/ssw, presumably extracted from the first of the quotations given follow.
1Quotation (drawn from alpha 410) unidentifiable. The participle e)celicantes has been translated here as "countermarching" since it seems to fit the context and since the creator of this entry seems to associate this quotation with the "countermarches" (e)celigmoi/) of epsilon 1616 (see previous note). The verb e)celi/ssw, however, can refer to other military manoeuvres. For an alternative translation see alpha 410. ↩
2An excerpt from a longer quotation (also unidentifiable) at delta 546, where it is possible that the manoeuvres being described are cavalry manoeuvres. Hence the word e)celi/cis, though clearly related to the words translated above as "countermarching" (e)celi/cantes) and in epsilon 1616 as "countermarch" (e)celigmo/s) is here translated as "counter-charge". For an alternative translation see delta 546.

Linked from3 entries

α410Ἀγχίστροφοιchangeable[Those] gathered together, or quickly turning about. Procopius [writes]: "the battle had become fierce and at close range, and both sides were making quick-turning pursuits against each other." And elsewhere: "then you,…
δ546Διαδρομαίrunnings-through[A term used] in reference to movements in a battle-line. "And the first [sc. squadron of] cavalry drove by in formation and with good order; then they were divided and standing opposite each other they demonstrated…
ε1616Ἐξελιγμῶνcountermarches[Of countermarches] there are two forms: one by companies and one by ranks. And for each of them there are three types. For one is called the Macedonian, another the Lakonian, and another the Rustic, which is also…

Neighbouring entries

ε1615Ἐξέλεξεcollected ε1616Ἐξελιγμῶνcountermarches ε1617Ἐξελίξαντεςcountermarching ε1618Ἐξέλιπε φυσητήρ ἐξέλιπε μόλιβδοςthe blower gave out (and) the lead gave out ε1619Ἐξελίσσουσιthey turn out

Revision history4 revisions · last 15 Jan 2016

15 Jan 2016my typo — David Whitehead
12 Sep 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
2 Mar 2007typos — William Hutton
1 Mar 2007augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
1 Mar 2007Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐξελίξαντες (Adler number epsilon 1617), trans. William Hutton, 1 Mar 2007. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/1617

Translation by William Hutton for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, William Hutton, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗