Μεταξύ

amid, amidst, in the midst (of)

Translated by Max Eager8 Jul 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

2 notes · 31 words
[Meaning] in the middle.1
"Trajan used to lighten the toil of the masses by the sharing of the tasks, and in the midst of marching he would sometimes assign [them] differently."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μεταξύ· ἀναμέσον. Τραϊανὸς δὲ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ τῶν ἔργων ἐκούφιζε τοῦ πλήθους τὸν κάματον καὶ μεταξὺ πορευόμενος ἄλλοτε ἄλλως ἔταττε.

Betacode
*metacu/: a)name/son. *trai+ano\s de\ th=| koinwni/a| tw=n e)/rgwn e)kou/fize tou= plh/qous to\n ka/maton kai\ metacu\ poreuo/menos a)/llote a)/llws e)/tatte.

Notes (2)

  1. See also mu 720.
  2. 1From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.156; see also Hesychius mu1035. ↩
  3. 2Arrian, Parthica fr. 41 Roos-Wirth. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

μ717ΜετανίσταμαιI emigrate [from]μ718Μετάνοιαchange of mind, regret, repentanceμ719Μεταξύamid, amidst, in the midst (of)μ720Μεταξύamid, amidst, in the midst ofμ721Μεταξυλογίαdigressing, use of digressions
Revision history2 revisions · last 17 May 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. modified tr; supplied notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Max Eager

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