Ὁπηνίκα

at whatever moment, at what point of time

Translated by Catharine Roth8 Jan 2010Vetting: high2 revisions

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[Meaning] when, whenever.¹
Xenophon [writes]: "they performed sacrifice, so that they might make the march at whatever moment in the hour it seemed good."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὁπηνίκα· ὁπότε, ὅταν. Ξενοφῶν· οἱ δὲ ἐθύσαντο, ὅπως ὁπηνίκα δοκοίη τῆς ὥρας τὴν πορείαν ποιοῖντο.

Betacode

*(ophni/ka: o(po/te, o(/tan. *cenofw=n: oi( de\ e)qu/santo, o(/pws o(phni/ka dokoi/h th=s w(/ras th\n porei/an poioi=nto.

Notes (2)

1The headword is a relative adverb; similar glossing in Hesychius (omicron996) and the Lexica Segueriana. ↩
2Xenophon, Anabasis 3.5.18 (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

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Revision history2 revisions · last 5 Jul 2013

5 Jul 2013Revised — David Whitehead
8 Jan 2010tweaks — David Whitehead
8 Jan 2010Translated — Catharine Roth

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

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