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Ἐκλαβεῖν · to receive (ε 455) · Suda

Letters

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

Near ε455

ε451to leap out
ε452eagerness
ε453eagerly
ε454to atone for, to expiate by offerings
ε455to receive
ε456they made a sharp noise
ε457choosing, picking out
ε458choosing
ε459chosen, selected

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε455

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Ἐκλαβεῖν

to receive

Translated by Antonella Ippolito15 Nov 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

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1 note · 34 words

Translation

[Meaning] to take hold of.¹ Polybius [writes]: "whenever it is [sc. possible] to receive justice from those who committed injustice, either in accordance with [prevailing] laws/rules or in accordance with some other existing jurisdictions".²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐκλαβεῖν· ἀπολαβεῖν. Πολύβιος· ὅταν ᾖ τὸ δίκαιον ἐκλαβεῖν παρὰ τῶν ἀδικησάντων ἢ κατὰ νόμους ἢ κατ' ἄλλας τινὰς ὑποκειμένας δικαιοδοσίας.

Betacode

*)eklabei=n: a)polabei=n. *polu/bios: o(/tan h)=| to\ di/kaion e)klabei=n para\ tw=n a)dikhsa/ntwn h)\ kata\ no/mous h)\ kat' a)/llas tina\s u(pokeime/nas dikaiodosi/as.

Notes (1)

[1] Aorist active infinitive of e)klamba/nw (extracted from the passage which follows), glossed with the equivalent infinitive of a)polamba/nw.
2Polybius fr. 31 Büttner-Wobst (already at delta 1065).

References

T. Büttner-Wobst, ed., Polybii Historiae, vol. IV, (Leipzig 1904)

Linked from1 entry

δ1065ΔικαιοδοσίαjurisdictionPolybius [writes]: "whenever it is possible to receive the due from those who commit an offence either in accordance with the laws or in accordance with other established jurisdictions". Meaning praiseworthy…

Neighbouring entries

ε453Ἐκθύμωςeagerly ε454Ἐκθύσασθαιto atone for, to expiate by offerings ε455Ἐκλαβεῖνto receive ε456Ἔκλαγξανthey made a sharp noise ε457Ἐκλεγόμενοςchoosing, picking out

Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Aug 2018

14 Aug 2018expanded n.2, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
5 Aug 2012Revised — David Whitehead
15 Nov 2006tweaks and cosmetics; another keyword — David Whitehead
15 Nov 2006Translated — Antonella Ippolito

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐκλαβεῖν (Adler number epsilon 455), trans. Antonella Ippolito, 15 Nov 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/455

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