Λιποτάκτης
deserter, post-deserter
Translated by David Whitehead19 May 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λιποτάκτης· φυγάς. τὴν τάξιν αὐτοῦ καταλιπών. καὶ Λειποτακτήσας, καταλείψας, φυγών.
Betacode
*lipota/kths: fuga/s. th\n ta/cin au)tou= katalipw/n. kai\ *leipotakth/sas, katalei/yas, fugw/n.
Notes (2)
- 1cf. lambda 386. Likewise or similarly glossed in other lexica: see the references at Photius lambda341 Theodoridis. ↩
- 2Evidently quoted from somewhere, perhaps a religious/figurative context. Likewise or similarly glossed (in the lipo- form) in other lexica: see the references at Photius lambda342 Theodoridis. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- λ386Λειποτάκτηςpost-deserter[Meaning] absconder/exile. Also [sc. attested is the related verb] leipotaktw=, [meaning] I abandon my post.
- λ387Λειποταξίουdesertionand [sc. also attested is the related term] leipota/kths, [meaning] one who flees war. Agathias [writes]: "[Sindual] thought it [would be] something shameful and ignoble if, with [so great] a war under way, he and those…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 21 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented n.2 — David Whitehead
- tweaked, augmented notes, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead