Φάλαγγες
phalanxes
Translated by David Whitehead7 Aug 2011Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the ranks [sc. of a terrestrial army],1 [so called] from their having drawn near [pela/sai a)/gxi ] [sc. to each other]. But phalanxes of [war-]ships [are so called] from their pulling [spa=n ] into the sea [a(/la ].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φάλαγγες· αἱ τάξεις, παρὰ τὸ πελάσαι ἄγχι. φάλαγγες δὲ τῶν νεῶν, παρὰ τὸ σπᾶν εἰς ἅλα.
Betacode
*fa/lagges: ai( ta/ceis, para\ to\ pela/sai a)/gxi. fa/lagges de\ tw=n new=n, para\ to\ spa=n ei)s a(/la.
Notes (1)
Linked from2 entries
- φ31Φάλαγγεςphalanxes[Meaning] rows, ranks. But some [say] it is a hoplite multitude [formed] out of several ranks of soldiers. Also a term for the joints of the fingers; and frameworks of a ship. Some also [call] rounded and symmetrical…
- φ35Φαλαγγηδόνphalanx-fashion, in a phalanx[Meaning] in the manner of a military unit.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 30 May 2016
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- cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead