Ὁδοιδόκος

highwayman

Translated by David Whitehead20 Jul 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 29 words
[Meaning] he who is wicked on the roads [and a] thief.1
Also [sc. attested is the related verb] I am a highwayman,2 [meaning] I keep the roads under surveillance.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὁδοιδόκος· ὁ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς πανοῦργος κλώψ. καὶ Ὁδοιδοκῶ, τὰς ὁδοὺς ἐπιτηρῶ.

Betacode
*(odoido/kos: o( e)n tai=s o(doi=s panou=rgos klw/y. kai\ *(odoidokw=, ta\s o(dou\s e)pithrw=.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica; see the references at Photius omicron36 Theodoridis, where the editor punctuates before 'thief'. The headword itself is uncommon, but see e.g. Polybius 13.8.2. ↩
  2. 2Again rare, but see e.g. Diodorus Siculus 34/35.2.43. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Dec 2020
  1. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  2. expanded notes — David Whitehead
  3. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  4. added note, set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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