Ἐπεκερτόμησεν
scoffed at
Translated by William Hutton30 Aug 2007Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπεκερτόμησεν· ἐχλεύασεν, ἔσκωψεν. ὁ δὲ ἐπεκερτόμησεν αὐτοὺς τῆς ἀβουλίας.
Betacode
*)epekerto/mhsen: e)xleu/asen, e)/skwyen. o( de\ e)pekerto/mhsen au)tou\s th=s a)bouli/as.
Notes (2)
- 1For the verb cf. epsilon 2364. This is its aorist, third person singular, presumably extracted from the quotation given (but note also Herodotus 8.92.2). ↩
- 2An approximation of Agathias, Histories 192.21 (5.22 Niebuhr), which has 'the enemy'. According to de Boor, the Suda quotation departs so much from Agathias that a different (unknown) source is likely. If the quote is indeed excerpted from Agathias, then it describes the reaction of the Byzantine military commander Germanus (cf. alpha 4595 and pi 2901) when he receives intelligence in 559 CE that the invading Kotrigur Huns are attempting an amphibious attack on the Thracian Chersonese (the Gallipoli Peninsula nowadays, cf. chi 215); see Frendo (158) and further context at alpha 1017, gamma 304, and kappa 2274. ↩
References
C. de Boor, "Suidas und die Konstantinsche Exzerptsammlung I," Byzantinische Zeitschrift 21 (1912) 419
J.D. Frendo, trans., Agathias: The Histories, (Berlin 1975)
J.D. Frendo, trans., Agathias: The Histories, (Berlin 1975)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 21 Oct 2023
- expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added bibliography — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keywords and cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton