Μεταπύργιον
inter-tower
Translated by David Whitehead7 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Construction [sc. of wall] in between the towers of a wall. So both Thucydides and Lysias [sc. use the word].1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεταπύργιον· ἐν μέσῳ οἰκοδόμημα τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ τείχους πύργων. οὕτως καὶ Θουκυδίδης καὶ Λυσίας.
Betacode
*metapu/rgion: e)n me/sw| oi)kodo/mhma tw=n e)pi\ tou= tei/xous pu/rgwn. ou(/tws kai\ *qoukudi/dhs kai\ *lusi/as.
Notes (1)
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v.
- 1Thucydides 3.22.3 (and 3.23.1); Lysias fr. 97 Sauppe (now 111 Carey OCT). ↩
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Revision history5 revisions · last 19 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keywords — David Whitehead
- Clarified translation to show that the word refers to the section of wall between two towers. — Robert Dyer
- Translated — David Whitehead