Κατοικιδίους
domestic, in-house, stay-at-home
Translated by Ryan Stone27 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] those living in a house. "But [being] domestic and leisurely and less accustomed to wars [...]."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κατοικιδίους· τοὺς ἐπ' οἴκῳ ὄντας. κατοικιδίους δὲ καὶ σχολαίους καὶ ἧττον ὡμιληκότας πολέμοις.
Betacode
*katoikidi/ous: tou\s e)p' oi)/kw| o)/ntas. katoikidi/ous de\ kai\ sxolai/ous kai\ h(=tton w(milhko/tas pole/mois.
Notes (1)
- The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is the accusative plural of this adjective. For its range of related meanings (reflected in the headword translation here) see LSJ s.v.
- 1Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 13.12.2 (in a passage describing the Gallic invasion of Rome). ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 11 Feb 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ryan Stone