Ἐγχεῖν

to pour in

Translated by Catharine Roth30 May 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 26 words

[Meaning] to mix in.
Xenophon [writes]: "he commanded the young men to pour [wine] in and to pray to the gods."¹ Meaning to make a libation.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐγχεῖν· ἐγκεράσαι. Ξενοφῶν· ὁ δὲ τοῖς νεανίσκοις ἐγχεῖν ἐκέλευσεν εὔχεσθαί τε τοῖς θεοῖς. ἢ ἀντὶ τοῦ σπεῖσαι.

Betacode

*)egxei=n: e)gkera/sai. *cenofw=n: o( de\ toi=s neani/skois e)gxei=n e)ke/leusen eu)/xesqai/ te toi=s qeoi=s. h)\ a)nti\ tou= spei=sai.