Ἐρήμη δίκη
deserted lawsuit
Translated by David Whitehead20 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. This term was used in classical Athens] whenever the defendant had not appeared for trial and was condemned.1 Compare also [sc. the phrase] "to be convicted in respect of a deserted [suit]".2
"Having convicted the man, as one might say, in respect of a deserted [suit], they drove him mad and accomplished something very greedy".3
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "deserted grotto", [meaning] an isolated cave.4
"Having convicted the man, as one might say, in respect of a deserted [suit], they drove him mad and accomplished something very greedy".3
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "deserted grotto", [meaning] an isolated cave.4