Γηραιός
aged, old
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Jul 2002Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] ancient, advanced in years.
"But although he was already an old man and for the most part lame in both feet and unable to ride on a horse, nevertheless just like some able-bodied youth he was not remiss in labors, but proceeded into the battle lines carried in a litter."1
"But although he was already an old man and for the most part lame in both feet and unable to ride on a horse, nevertheless just like some able-bodied youth he was not remiss in labors, but proceeded into the battle lines carried in a litter."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Γηραιός· παλαιὸς, προβεβηκώς. ὁ δὲ γηραιός τε ὢν ἤδη καὶ ἐκ πλείστου ἄμφω τὼ πόδε πεπηρωμένος καὶ οἷος μὴ ἐφ' ἵππου ὀχεῖσθαι, ὅμως ὥσπερ τις νεανίας ῥωμαλεώτατος οὐκ ἀπηγόρευε πρὸς τοὺς πόνους, ἀλλὰ φοράδην εἰς τὰς παρατάξεις ἐφοίτα.