Εἱρχθέντες
having been confined, having been constrained
Translated by Catharine Roth30 Jul 2005Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning they] having been strangled.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἱρχθέντες· πνιγέντες.
Betacode
*ei(rxqe/ntes: pnige/ntes.
Notes
- Same entry in other lexica. The headword (which must be quoted from somewhere) is aorist passive participle of
ei(/rgw /ei)/rgw , masculine nominative plural.
For this combination of headword and gloss cf. epsilon 3114.
Linked from4 entries
- ε3114Ἐρχθένταhaving been shut in[Meaning] having been strangled in water.
- ει179Εἴργεσθαιto be hindered, to be stopped[Meaning] to be prevented. The [verb] ei)/rgomai [is used] with a genitive. "For the god was persuaded, even if begrudged with the tree of knowledge somewhat hindering". But when applying to actives [it is used] with an…
- ει180Εἴργουstop[Meaning] protect, separate.
- ει200Εἴρξαςhaving fenced[Meaning he] having shut out. Attic-speakers [pronounce it] ei(/rcas with rough breathing; but what is found in Homer, e)rxqe/nt' e)n mega/lw| potamw=| ["caught in the great river"] [is written] with smooth breathing.…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 26 Nov 2012
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth