Ἐγκατῳκοδόμησεν
immured, walled in
Translated by Marta Steele26 Jul 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
The father, angry with his son because of his concubine, mutilated the youth and immured him. Hieronymos relates the story, in his [treatise] On Tragic Poets.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐγκατῳκοδόμησεν· ὁ δὲ πατὴρ μηνίσας τὸν παῖδα ἐπὶ τῇ ἑαυτοῦ παλλακῇ ἐπήρωσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐγκατῳκοδόμησεν. ἱστορεῖ Ἱερώνυμος ἐν τῷ περὶ τραγῳδιοποιῶν.