Λεπτυσμός
thinning
Translated by David Whitehead30 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
'Thinning' is when the depth of the phalanx is contracted, and instead of 16 men they become fewer.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λεπτυσμός· λεπτυσμός ἐστιν, ὅταν τὸ βάθος τῆς φάλαγγος συναιρῆται, καὶ ἀντὶ ιʹ2ʹ ἀνδρῶν ἐλάττους γίνωνται.
Betacode
*leptusmo/s: leptusmo/s e)stin, o(/tan to\ ba/qos th=s fa/laggos sunairh=tai, kai\ a)nti\ i#2# a)ndrw=n e)la/ttous gi/nwntai.
Notes
- Aelian, Tactica 38.3
This noun derived from the verbleptu/nw (lambda 299) also has a medical meaning, more common than the present one: see LSJ s.v.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead