Ἑλετή
takeable
Translated by David Whitehead1 May 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] able to be captured.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἑλετή· αἱρεθῆναι δυναμένη.
Betacode
*(eleth/: ai(reqh=nai duname/nh.
Notes
- [1] Or "eligible = able to be chosen", but the headword adjective is usually associated with the passive of
ai(re/w "take" rather than the passive ofai(re/omai "choose." Here the adjective is in the feminine nominative singular, taken to be quoted from Homer, Iliad 9.409 (web address 1): a man's life is not booty that can be recaptured once it is lost.