Ὀρθὴν δ' ἐντυγχάνει

straightaway he met

Translated by David Whitehead5 Jul 2001Vetting: high2 revisions

7 words

Hyperides [sc. uses "straightaway"] to mean immediately.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀρθὴν δ' ἐντυγχάνει· Ὑπερίδης ἀντὶ τοῦ εὐθύς.

Betacode

*)orqh\n d' e)ntugxa/nei: *(uperi/dhs a)nti\ tou= eu)qu/s.

Notes

In an unidentifiable speech: Hyp. fr.257 Jensen.

Linked from2 entries

ο568Ὀρθήalert, right, straightPolybius [writes]: "so therefore never more alert and fearful had the city of the Romans become, anticipating the confrontation." And elsewhere: "the peoples of Iberia [were] keenly counterposed to them." Meaning…
ο589Ὀρθοίupright, erect, acute, excited[Meaning they] having been struck with panic. "When the Romans learned that Hannibal was besieging their forces, they were all excited by concerns and in great fear, as of the impending crisis stretching everything to…

Neighbouring entries

ο567Ὀρθαῖς ἀκοαῖςin true tidings ο568Ὀρθήalert, right, straight ο569Ὀρθὴν δ' ἐντυγχάνειstraightaway he met ο570Ὀρθῆς δὲ τῆς πόλεως οὔσης ἐπὶ τούτοιςthe city being on tenterhooks in these circumstances ο571Ὀρθῆς φρενός[from an] upright mind

Revision history2 revisions · last 11 Apr 2011

11 Apr 2011cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Jul 2001added keywords — Catharine Roth
5 Jul 2001Translated — David Whitehead