Καταπλῆγες

dumbstruck

Translated by David Whitehead21 Jul 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 12 words
[Meaning they] cowering.1 "When these things had happened the enemy were dumbstruck."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Καταπλῆγες· κατεπτηχότες. τούτων δὲ γενομένων οἱ ἐναντίοι καταπλῆγες ἦσαν.

Betacode
*kataplh=ges: katepthxo/tes. tou/twn de\ genome/nwn oi( e)nanti/oi kataplh=ges h)=san.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Nominative plural of this adjective (for the singular see kappa 713), presumably extracted from the quotation given. For the glossing cf. generally Hesychius kappa1325. ↩
  2. 2Quotation unidentifiable. ↩

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κ710Κατὰ πῆχυν ἐπεδίδουwas advancing [cubit] by cubitκ711Καταπίοναfat, richκ712Καταπλῆγεςdumbstruckκ713Καταπλήξstrickenκ714ΚαταπληστεύωI gorge, I stuff
Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Feb 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaked tr — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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