Ὀκλὰξ καθήμενος
seated squatting
Translated by David Whitehead20 Dec 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Meaning [seated] on one's knee[s].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀκλὰξ καθήμενος· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐπὶ γόνυ.
Betacode
*)okla\c kaqh/menos: a)nti\ tou= e)pi\ go/nu.
Notes
- A phrase presumably quoted from somewhere; cf. Pherecrates fr. 75 Kock = 80 K.-A. (feminine version of what here is masculine); Lucian, Lexiphanes 11 (with
parakaqh/menos ); and generally omicron 110.
The adverb is also used by medical writers.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 1 Jan 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
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- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- added note and keywords — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead