Ἐδείμαντο
they built
Translated by Catharine Roth18 Feb 2006Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐδείμαντο· ᾠκοδόμησαν. καὶ Ἐδειμάτουν, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐξεφόβουν, εἰς πτοίαν ἦγον καὶ δέος. δράκοντες δὲ μεγέθει μέγιστοι συνέστελλον αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐδειμάτουν, τὰ οὐραῖα μέρη ἐς σπείρας ἑλίξαντες.
Betacode
*)edei/manto: w)|kodo/mhsan. kai\ *)edeima/toun, a)nti\ tou= e)cefo/boun, ei)s ptoi/an h)=gon kai\ de/os. dra/kontes de\ mege/qei me/gistoi sune/stellon au)tou\s kai\ e)deima/toun, ta\ ou)rai=a me/rh e)s spei/ras e(li/cantes.
Notes (2)
- [1] For this verb cf. alpha 2219, delta 215, delta 323, delta 328, epsilon 214. The present headword (with same or similar glossing in other lexica) is evidently quoted from somewhere; extant instances are all post-classical.↩
- 2For this verb cf. delta 325. ↩
- 3Aelian fr. 250b Domingo-Forasté (252 Hercher), cf. alpha 1968 and alpha 2328, and again omicron 944 and omicroniota 147.
Linked from6 entries
- α1968Ἀναμοχλευόντωνprising open[Meaning they] uprooting, dislodging. "While they were being constrained, and were prising open the gates, snakes of very large size checked them."
- α2328Ἀνέστελλονthey were repulsing[Meaning] they were warding off, they were thwarting. "[The] serpents largest in size were repulsing them".
- δ215ΔέμωI build[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] I make a building. From which also [comes] e)dei/mato ["he built for himself"].
- δ325Δειματῶνfrightening[Meaning] causing fear. Also [sc. attested is] deimatou=tai ["is frightened"], [meaning] is afraid.
- ε203Ἐδέδμητοhad been built[Meaning it] had been constructed.
- ε214Ἐδείματοhe built for himself[Meaning] he constructed. [Formed] out of the [verb] de/mw ["I build"], [meaning] I construct.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history7 revisions · last 6 Dec 2015
- expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- expanded n.1; tweaks — David Whitehead
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- tweaked tr — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth