Ἠλιτοεργός
missing work, deed undone
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Aug 2006Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who is failing in the deed/task. "So [the snake] died deed undone."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἠλιτοεργός· ὁ τοῦ ἔργου ἀποτυχών. ὣς θάνεν ἠλιτοεργός.
Betacode
*)hlitoergo/s: o( tou= e)/rgou a)potuxw/n. w(\s qa/nen h)litoergo/s.
Notes (1)
- The headword is probably otherwise unattested, although the LSJ s.v. notes the possibility of a dubious reading in a papyrus text of Alcaeus.