Λαχεῖν δίκην

to get a court-hearing, to get a trial

Translated by Oliver Phillips ✝28 Oct 2004Vetting: high2 revisions

7 words

[Meaning] to be involved in a lawsuit.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λαχεῖν δίκην· δικάσασθαι.

Betacode

*laxei=n di/khn: dika/sasqai.

The headword phrase is a technical term in classical Athenian litigation: see generally LSJ s.v. lagxa/nw, I.3. The verb in it implies the use of sortition in the procedure; cf. lambda 170, lambda 171.