Κεκονιμένων

dust-covered

Translated by Catharine Roth13 Oct 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 18 words

Translation

[Meaning] hurrying.1 Still carrying the dust on their feet. "Two dust-covered young men, who had reported the message."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κεκονιμένων· σπευδόντων. ἔτι τὴν κόνιν τοῖς ποσὶ περιφερόντων. δύο νεανίσκων κεκονιμένων, τὴν ἀγγελίαν ἀπαγγειλάντων.

Betacode
*kekonime/nwn: speudo/ntwn. e)/ti th\n ko/nin toi=s posi\ perifero/ntwn. du/o neani/skwn kekonime/nwn, th\n a)ggeli/an a)paggeila/ntwn. 

Notes (2)

  1. The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is perfect middle/passive participle of koni/w, masculine (rather than neuter) genitive plural.
  2. 1cf. kappa 1254. ↩
  3. 2Aelian fr. 351 Domingo-Forasté (355 Hercher). For th\n "the," Küster conjectured kai\ th\n "and the"; Hercher printed kai\ "and". ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Feb 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. updated reference, expanded note 2 — Catharine Roth
  3. tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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