Φοβεσιστράτη
army-panicker
Translated by David Whitehead28 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] she who alarms the army.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φοβεσιστράτη· ἡ φοβοῦσα τὸν στρατόν.
Betacode
*fobesistra/th: h( fobou=sa to\n strato/n.
Notes
- The gloss simply analyzes this single-word epithet into its two elements:
fobesi- (putting to flight)strato- (an army). From the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 1177, where the term is applied to Athena (web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 15 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- streamlined note — David Whitehead
- another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified headword and translation, augmented note, added link and keyword, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead