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Ἐφέται · ephetai, ephetae (ε 3876) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

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ε3872having taken his stand far from the battle line
ε3873ephestris, mantle
ε3874ephestris, mantle
ε3875ephestris, mantle
ε3876ephetai, ephetae
ε3877ephetai, ephetae
ε3878ephetai, ephetae
ε3879desiring, expressing desire
ε3880appellate, of appeals

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε3876

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Ἐφέται

ephetai, ephetae

Translated by David Whitehead21 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

constitution
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
law

2 notes · 42 words

Translation

Men who, 80 in number,¹ used to try cases [sc. in Athens↗]. They were called ephetai either because they try cases of murder,² or because no appeal [ephesis] is possible from them to another court, that is [their decisions are not] appealable.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐφέται· ἄνδρες, οἵτινες πʹ ὄντες ἐδίκαζον. ἐφέται δὲ ἐκλήθησαν, ἤτοι ὅτι ἐπὶ αἵματι δικάζουσιν, ἢ ὅτι ἔφεσις παρ' αὐτῶν οὐ δύναται εἰς ἄλλο δικαστήριον γενέσθαι, τουτέστιν ἔκκλητος.

Betacode

*)efe/tai: a)/ndres, oi(/tines p# o)/ntes e)di/kazon. e)fe/tai de\ e)klh/qhsan, h)/toi o(/ti e)pi\ ai(/mati dika/zousin, h)\ o(/ti e)/fesis par' au)tw=n ou) du/natai ei)s a)/llo dikasth/rion gene/sqai, toute/stin e)/kklhtos.

Notes (2)

Similar material in other lexica -- but this is the most dubious of the Suda's trio of entries on this topic: see epsilon 3877 and epsilon 3878 (with the bibliography there); also epsilon 3865, epsilon 3866.
1So the transmitted text (with no mss variants reported by Adler), but there is no numeral here: p o)/ntes should be periio/ntes, 'travelling around'. ↩
2Literally 'blood', eph' haimati.

Linked from3 entries

ε2505Ἐπὶ Παλλαδίῳat Palladion, at PalladiumA lawcourt at Athens, where the Ephetai used to judge cases of involuntary homicide. For when Argives were sailing from Ilion and put in at Phaleron, the Athenians failed to recognize them and killed them. Later, once…
ε3877Ἐφέταιephetai, ephetaeMen over 40 years of age,who have led good lives and possess judgment. They used to try homicide suits. Their law courts were called [the courts] of the ephetai.
ε3878Ἐφέταιephetai, ephetaeThose judging the murder-trials at [the] Palladion and at [the] Prytan[e]ion and at [the] Delphinion and at Phreato are called ephetai. Also [sc. attested is the singular] e)fe/ths, the juror.

Neighbouring entries

ε3874Ἐφεστρίςephestris, mantle ε3875Ἐφεστρίςephestris, mantle ε3876Ἐφέταιephetai, ephetae ε3877Ἐφέταιephetai, ephetae ε3878Ἐφέταιephetai, ephetae

Revision history5 revisions · last 20 Mar 2016

20 Mar 2016Revised — David Whitehead
19 Nov 2012Revised — David Whitehead
9 Oct 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
28 Jul 2003augmented x-refs — David Whitehead
26 Jul 2003Revised — Catharine Roth
21 May 2003Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐφέται (Adler number epsilon 3876), trans. David Whitehead, 21 May 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/3876

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗