Ὁλοιτρόχους
boulders, rolling stones
Translated by Catharine Roth1 Feb 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὁλοιτρόχους· στρογγύλους, τροχοειδεῖς λίθους. Ξενοφῶν· ἐκυλίνδουν οἱ βάρβαροι ὁλοιτρόχους ἁμαξιαίους, οἳ φερόμενοι διεσφενδονῶντο.
Betacode
*(oloitro/xous: stroggu/lous, troxoeidei=s li/qous. *cenofw=n: e)kuli/ndoun oi( ba/rbaroi o(loitro/xous a(maciai/ous, oi(\ fero/menoi diesfendonw=nto.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword is accusative plural, presumably extracted from the quotation given. For the noun see already omicron 209, omicron 211. ↩
- 2Xenophon, Anabasis 4.2.3 (web address 1), here compressed. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- ο209Ὁλοοίτροχοςboulder, rolling stone[Meaning one that is] spherical, round. Also [sc. attested is the form] o(loi/troxos.
- ο211Ὁλοίτροχοςboulder, rolling stone"A boulder from a siege-machine fell upon the inventor of the apparatus, shattered his mouth and put out both his eyes." Herodotus [writes]: "and as the barbarians approached the gates, they threw down boulders." And…
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