Κελητίζειν
to ride
Translated by Catharine Roth29 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κελητίζειν· κέλητα ἐλαύνειν. Ὅμηρος· ὡς δ' ὅτ' ἀνὴρ ἵπποισι κελητίζειν εὖ εἰδώς. Κέλης, ὁ σελλάριος.
Betacode
*kelhti/zein: ke/lhta e)lau/nein. *(/omhros: w(s d' o(/t' a)nh\r i(/ppoisi kelhti/zein eu)= ei)dw/s. *ke/lhs, o( sella/rios.
Notes (2)
- 1Homer, Iliad 15.679 (web address 1). ↩
- 2cf. kappa 1300. Sellarios is derived from Latin sella. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- κ1300Κέληςriding-horse[Meaning] a single horse, a bare [horse]; or also [a horse] with a saddle. But two horses yoked together [are called] sunwri/s ["pair, team"].
- κ1301Κέληςdinghy, yachtA kind of small boat. Aristophanes [writes]: "but those women, I know, came across on dinghies standing up." But also [sc. attested is] a ke/lhs horse, [i.e. ridden] bareback. [Aristophanes] is saying, therefore, that…
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- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth