Ἐπιθήξας

having whetted

Translated by William Hutton29 Oct 2007Vetting: high2 revisions

1 note · 23 words
[Meaning he] having encouraged, having stimulated. "He did away with him while he was bathing, having whetted the most intemperate of his bodyguards."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐπιθήξας· παρορμήσας, ἐρεθίσας. τὸν δὲ λουόμενον ἀπέκτεινεν ἐπιθήξας οἱ τῶν δορυφόρων τοὺς ἀφειδεστάτους.

Betacode
*)epiqh/cas: parormh/sas, e)reqi/sas. to\n de\ louo/menon a)pe/kteinen e)piqh/cas oi( tw=n dorufo/rwn tou\s a)feidesta/tous.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword (presumably extracted from the quotation given) is aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb e)piqh/gw.
  2. 1Aelian fr. 258 Hercher (256 Domingo-Forasté). ↩

Neighbouring entries

ε2332Ἐπιθεῖναιto dispatchε2333ἘπιθήκησαI played the apeε2334Ἐπιθήξαςhaving whettedε2335Ἐπὶ θήρᾳout for a huntε2336Ἐπιθήσεινto apply
Revision history2 revisions · last 11 Oct 2012
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — William Hutton

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