Ἐκφυλλοφορεῖν
to leaf out
Translated by David Whitehead31 Oct 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Those who had held a certain public office, if they were examined by the council and caught out [sc. in wrongdoing], the councillors used to write their names on olive leaves and place [sc. the leaves] inside the jars. And at the same time the proof about them was also written on the leaves.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐκφυλλοφορεῖν· οἱ ἀρχήν τινα ἄρξαντες, ἂν εὐθυνόμενοι ὑπὸ τῆς βουλῆς ἁλῶσιν, ἐν φύλλοις ἐλαίας τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἐνέγραφον οἱ βουλευταί, καὶ καθιᾶσιν εἰς τοὺς ἐχίνους. ἅμα τε ἡ περὶ αὐτῶν πίστις προσενεγράφετο τοῖς φύλλοις.