Ἐρειπίοις
fallen
Translated by Catharine Roth7 Jan 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"Having fallen on the fallen [bodies] of the dead [sheep]." Meaning [he] having fallen and lying on the piles of the dead; for all things which fall [pi/ptonta ] on the earth [e)/ran ] are called e)rei/pia . And from this [comes] ai( r(ipai/ ["the swings/rushes/forces"]. But some write e)reisqei\s , meaning [he] leaning on.1
Aslo [sc. attested is]e)reipi/wsis , [meaning] a falling.2
Aslo [sc. attested is]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐρειπίοις· ἐν δ' ἐρειπίοις νεκρῶν ἐρριφθείς. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐν τοῖς πτώμασι τῶν νεκρῶν καταπεσὼν ἐρριμμένος· πάντα γὰρ τὰ ἐπὶ τὴν ἔραν πίπτοντα ἐρείπια καλοῦνται. καὶ αἱ ῥιπαὶ ἐντεῦθεν. οἱ δὲ ἐρεισθεὶς γράφουσιν, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐπερεισάμενος. καὶ Ἐρειπίωσις, ἡ πτῶσις.