Ἐπιδιατίθεσθαι
to deposit-as-security
Translated by David Whitehead13 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] making certain agreements, having given some specified sum of money to one of the go-betweens, which is a guarantee that, if the deed is done, he will give the agreed money entirely to the other.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπιδιατίθεσθαι· τὸ συνθήκας τινὰς ποιεῖσθαι, κατατιθεμένους ῥητόν τι ἀργύριον παρά τινι τῶν μεταξὺ γινομένων, ὅπερ ἐγγυᾶται, ὥστε εἰ ἡ πρᾶξις γίνοιτο, θατέρῳ πάντως τὸ ὡμολογημένον ἀργύριον ἀποδοῦναι.
Betacode
*)epidiati/qesqai: to\ sunqh/kas tina\s poiei=sqai, katatiqeme/nous r(hto/n ti a)rgu/rion para/ tini tw=n metacu\ ginome/nwn, o(/per e)ggua=tai, w(/ste ei) h( pra=cis gi/noito, qate/rw| pa/ntws to\ w(mologhme/non a)rgu/rion a)podou=nai.
Notes
- Abbreviated from Harpokration s.v., where Lysias (frs. 110 and 187 Sauppe, now 153 and 240 Carey OCT) is cited.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 11 Oct 2012
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- added note — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead