Λαιστόν

seized (?)

Translated by Nick Nicholas16 Mar 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

3 words

Translation

[Meaning] something burdensome.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λαιστόν· τὸ ἀχθεινόν.

Betacode
*laisto/n: to\ a)xqeino/n. 

Notes

  1. The headword adjective, here in the neuter singular, is not otherwise attested, and on the face of it looks like a verbal adjective derived from lai/w (lambda 176), either "carried, seized" or "destroyed". There are no obvious parallels to the entry in other lexica (although cf. lambda 177). One possibility is that this is a corrupt Doricism for lh|sto/s "seized as booty", although that requires an overly literal reading of a)xqeino/n.

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Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Apr 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. expanded note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Nick Nicholas

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