Μοναχῇ

by the only way

Translated by David Whitehead24 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 39 words

Translation

An adverb,1 meaning in one way only.
Xenophon [writes]: "[the Persian captive said that Tiribazus was positioning himself] at the crossing of the mountain [...], where the route went by the only way, intending to attack the Greeks ".2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μοναχῇ· ἐπίρρημα, ἀντὶ τοῦ μοναχῶς. Ξενοφῶν· ὡς ἐπὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τοῦ ὄρους, ᾗπερ μοναχῇ εἴη πορεία, ἐπιθησόμενοι τοῖς Ἕλλησι.

Betacode
*monaxh=|: e)pi/rrhma, a)nti\ tou= monaxw=s. *cenofw=n: w(s e)pi\ th=| u(perbolh=| tou= o)/rous, h(=|per monaxh=| ei)/h porei/a, e)piqhso/menoi toi=s *(/ellhsi. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1More exactly, the feminine dative singular of an adjective, used adverbially, glossed with an adverb of the same stem formed with -ws. Besides the instance now given, see also e.g. Plato, Laws 720E. ↩
  2. 2An approximation (and abridgement) of Xenophon, Anabasis 4.4.18; most importantly, e)piqhso/menoi ('intending to attack', nominative plural) should be e)piqhso/menon (accusative singular, agreeing with Tiribazus). ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 26 May 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. expanded n.1; another keyword — David Whitehead
  3. tweaked tr. and notes, raised status — William Hutton
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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