Φραστῆρας

tellers, informants

Translated by David Whitehead22 Nov 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

1 note · 21 words

[Meaning] those who know, those with knowledge. Xenophon [writes]: "Cyrus maintained these men as tellers of roads and watering-places and fodder."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φραστῆρας· εἰδήμονας, ἐπιστήμονας. Ξενοφῶν· εἶχε δὲ τούτους ὁ Κῦρος ὁδῶν φραστῆρας καὶ ὑδάτων καὶ χιλοῦ.

Betacode

*frasth=ras: ei)dh/monas, e)pisth/monas. *cenofw=n: ei)=xe de\ tou/tous o( *ku=ros o(dw=n frasth=ras kai\ u(da/twn kai\ xilou=.

Notes (1)

The headword, accusative plural, is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
See also phi 692.
1An approximation of Xenophon, Cyropaedia 5.4.40 (web address 1), where however there is only one man (Gadatas). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

φ692Φραστῆρεςindicators[Meaning] the teeth calibratory of ages. Aristophanes [writes]: "[despite] being seven years old, Archedemos has not cut his kinsmen." Instead of saying "[cut] the teeth, the indicators," he said "kinsmen", that is to…

Neighbouring entries

φ689ΦραώτηςPhraotes φ690Φράσαςsuggester φ691Φραστῆραςtellers, informants φ692Φραστῆρεςindicators φ693Φρατέρεςphrateres, phratry-members

Revision history6 revisions · last 27 Mar 2023

27 Mar 2023expanded note — Catharine Roth
17 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
9 Aug 2011augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
12 Nov 2010upgraded link — Catharine Roth
25 Jan 2004Added link; cosmetics — Elizabeth Vandiver
6 Sep 2002Revised — David Whitehead
22 Nov 2001Translated — David Whitehead