Ηὐτομόλησεν

deserted

Translated by Catharine Roth9 Nov 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

5 words

[Meaning he] went by/from himself.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ηὐτομόλησεν· ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ παρεγένετο.

Betacode

*hu)tomo/lhsen: a)f' e(autou= parege/neto.

Notes

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras. (Different glossing, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.) The headword is aorist indicative active, third person singular, of au)tomole/w. It must be quoted from somewhere; there are numerous possibilities.
See also alpha 4510.

Linked from1 entry

α4510Αὐτομόλωςdeserter-like[Meaning] traitorously. And [the related verb] au)tomolh=sai ["to desert"] is to betray one's own men and to give up and to go over to the enemy in alliance. But au)to/molos ["deserter"] [is] one who seeks protection.

Neighbouring entries

η650Ἠΰςnoble, brave η651Ἤϋσενshouted η652Ηὐτομόλησενdeserted η653ΗὐτρέπισαI made [something] ready η654Ηὐχένιζεwas cutting the throat

Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Apr 2016

23 Apr 2016coding — David Whitehead
21 Dec 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
16 Nov 2006added keyword — Catharine Roth
10 Nov 2006augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
9 Nov 2006Translated — Catharine Roth