Μέτωπον
forehead, front
Translated by David Whitehead27 Sep 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[The forehead] of a ship is its prow. Also [sc. attested is the adverb] 'forehead-fashion', that is [when] they used to proffer the faces of the ships to the enemy.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μέτωπον τῆς νεὼς ἡ πρώρα ἐστί. καὶ Μετωπηδόν, τουτέστι τὰ πρόσωπα τῶν νηῶν παρεῖχον τοῖς ἐναντίοις.
Betacode
*me/twpon th=s new\s h( prw/ra e)sti/. kai\ *metwphdo/n, toute/sti ta\ pro/swpa tw=n nhw=n parei=xon toi=s e)nanti/ois.
Notes
- From the scholia to Thucydides 2.90.4 (web address 1), where the adverb 'metope-fashion' - front foremost - occurs (in a description of a sea-battle). For other instances see LSJ s.v. (web address 2).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 21 May 2013
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
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- Translated — David Whitehead