Οὐΐνδικτος
vindictus, freedman
Translated by Catharine Roth10 Aug 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who is being freed in accordance with vindicta.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐΐνδικτος· ὁ κατὰ οὐΐνδικτον ἐλευθερούμενος.
Betacode
*ou)i/+ndiktos: o( kata\ ou)i/+ndikton e)leuqerou/menos.
Notes
- Latin word: the vindicta was a rod with which a slave was touched in the ceremony of manumission (Lewis & Short s.v.).
cf. generally Plutarch, Publicola 4-7, Livy 2.5.9-10 (aetiology from the slave Vindicius: web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 10 Aug 2013
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- Translated — Catharine Roth