Εἰς ὀρθὸν ἐπιδοῦναι
to face the front
Translated by David Whitehead10 Aug 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
To station each man away from the position initially held, so that if they are ordered to make a right turn1 from the enemy, and then again 'to face the front', they would have to turn back again in the enemy's direction. This is also called 'to position to the front'.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἰς ὀρθὸν ἐπιδοῦναι· τὸ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐξ ἀρχῆς θέσιν ἀποκαταστῆσαι ἄνδρα ἕκαστον. ὥστε εἰ ἐπὶ δόρυ κλίνειν ἐκ τῶν πολεμίων κελεύοιντο, εἶτα αὖθις εἰς ὀρθὸν ἀποδοῦναι, δεήσει ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους πάλιν τρέπεσθαι. καλεῖται δὲ τοῦτο καὶ ἐπ' ὀρθὸν καταστῆσαι.
Betacode
*ei)s o)rqo\n e)pidou=nai: to\ e)pi\ th\n e)c a)rxh=s qe/sin a)pokatasth=sai a)/ndra e(/kaston. w(/ste ei) e)pi\ do/ru kli/nein e)k tw=n polemi/wn keleu/ointo, ei)=ta au)=qis ei)s o)rqo\n a)podou=nai, deh/sei e)pi\ tou\s polemi/ous pa/lin tre/pesqai. kalei=tai de\ tou=to kai\ e)p' o)rqo\n katasth=sai.
Notes (1)
- Although the aorist infinitive in the headword phrase itself is
e)pidou=nai , it should more properly bea)podou=nai (as in the body of the entry itself, and cf. Asclepiodotus 10.1). - 1Literally, to bend towards the spear; see LSJ s.v.
kli/nw , IV.2, and Walbank's note on Polybius 3.115.9-10. The opposite, a left turn, is 'to bend towards the shield'. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Nov 2012
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation; expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead