Ἐκδίκως
unjustly
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Jan 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐκδίκως· δεῖν χοὰς τοῖς ἐκδίκως τῶν Αἰτωλῶν τεθνεῶσιν ἐπάγειν. καὶ αὖθις· καὶ μεγάλα ἀνάρσια ἀνῃρημένος ἐκδίκως.
Betacode
*)ekdi/kws: dei=n xoa\s toi=s e)kdi/kws tw=n *ai)twlw=n teqnew=sin e)pa/gein. kai\ au)=qis: kai\ mega/la a)na/rsia a)nh|rhme/nos e)kdi/kws.
Notes (2)
- Adverbial form of↩
e)/kdikos (epsilon 398, epsilon 399).
For the quotations, see also alpha 932, alpha 2055, alpha 2433, epsilon 1097, chi 364, chi 504.- 1Aelian fr. 76g Domingo-Forasté (73 Hercher). ↩
- 2Also perhaps Aelian (so Adler).
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- α932Ἄκοςcure[Meaning] remedy, therapy. "They beg a god, of course, for a cure. And an oracle falls to them, saying it is necessary that they make libations to those of the Aetolians who died unjustly."
- α2055Ἀνάρσιαuntoward [things][Meaning ones] which someone would not undertake [sc. because they are] unjust. "[...] whom he has just deceived, and undertaken great anarsia unjustly".
- α2433Ἀνῃρημένοςhaving taken up[Meaning he] having received, having grasped, having carried away. "The king/emperor, having taken up such a tearless and unbloody victory, turned around into Sardis." And elsewhere: "he having lawlessly taken up…
- ε398Ἔκδικονunjust[Meaning] that which is outside of the just. Aelian [writes]: "he had dared [to do] that unjust and unlawful deed."
- ε399Ἐκδίκουςavenging; lawless[Meaning both] just people and those who are outside of justice. "He was both lawless and outlawed." Instead of a)/dikos. Sophocles [writes]: "Thebes did not nurture evil, for it does not desire to bring up lawless…
- ε1097Ἔναγχοςjust now, recently[Meaning] a little before, in the time most recently past. "Which he had recently falsified and had undertaken great strange [deeds] unjustly."
- χ364Χοάςpourings[Meaning] outpourings, offerings over corpses, or libations. An oracle has been issued that it is necessary to bring choai to the deceased of the Aitolians, year on year, and hold a festival of the choai. The word is…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 27 Jan 2014
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- augmented keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth