Κατάγειν τὰ πλοῖα
to force the boats to land
Translated by David Whitehead29 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Demosthenes in [the] eighth Philippic [uses the phrase];1 it means to behave piratically and to make mischief and to prevent those sailing from sailing to their chosen destination, forcing them instead to land in the home territories of the pirates.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κατάγειν τὰ πλοῖα· Δημοσθένης ἐν ηʹ Φιλιππικῷ· ἀντὶ τοῦ ληΐζεσθαι καὶ κακοῦν καὶ μὴ ἐᾶν τοὺς πλέοντας ὅποι βούλοιντο πλεῖν, ἀλλ' εἰς τὰ οἰκεῖα χωρία τοῖς λῃστεύουσι κατάγειν.
Betacode
*kata/gein ta\ ploi=a: *dhmosqe/nhs e)n h# *filippikw=|: a)nti\ tou= lhi/+zesqai kai\ kakou=n kai\ mh\ e)a=n tou\s ple/ontas o(/poi bou/lointo plei=n, a)ll' ei)s ta\ oi)kei=a xwri/a toi=s lh|steu/ousi kata/gein.
Notes (1)
- Abridged from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v., where, besides Demosthenes (below), Lycurgus 1.18 is cited.
- 1Demosthenes 8.9. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 30 Jan 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented note — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead