Ὤρκυπτον
they were standing on tiptoe and leaning forward
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Sep 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] they were raising themselves up and looking.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὤρκυπτον· ἔβλεπον μετεωριζόμενοι.
Betacode
*)/wrkupton: e)/blepon metewrizo/menoi.
Notes
- The headword is imperfect active, third person plural, of the verb
o)rku/ptw (cf. omega 193). Evidently quoted from somewhere, but attested only here. The verb is unattested outside lexicography.
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- expanded note — Catharine Roth
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- Revised — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Catharine Roth