Φρυκτωρία
beacon-signalling
Translated by David Whitehead22 Nov 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] nocturnal defence by means of towers.1 Or a light. Or a fire. From purso/s ["firebrand"] and [the verb] w)rei=n , which is to guard.
But afruktwro/s [is] the man in charge of the beacon-signalling.
Also [sc. attested is the verb]fruktwrw= ; with a dative.
But a
Also [sc. attested is the verb]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φρυκτωρία· ἡ διὰ τῶν πυργῶν παραφυλακὴ νυκτερινή. ἢ λαμπάς. ἢ καῦσις. παρὰ τὸν πυρσόν, καὶ τὸ ὠρεῖν, ὅ ἐστι φυλάττειν. Φρυκτωρὸς δὲ ὁ τῆς φρυκτωρίας ἐπιμελούμενος. καὶ Φρυκτωρῶ· δοτικῇ.
Betacode
*fruktwri/a: h( dia\ tw=n purgw=n parafulakh\ nukterinh/. h)\ lampa/s. h)\ kau=sis. para\ to\n purso/n, kai\ to\ w)rei=n, o(/ e)sti fula/ttein. *fruktwro\s de\ o( th=s fruktwri/as e)pimelou/menos. kai\ *fruktwrw=: dotikh=|.
Notes (1)
Linked from3 entries
- φ755Φρυκτόςbeacon[Meaning] the light produced from torches during wartime.
- φ757ΦρυκτόςbeaconAlso [sc. attested is] parafruktwreuo/menos ["he who is sending improper beacon-signals"]. Those misbehaving when on guard and spreading beacons hostile to those who have put their trust in the guards, to the advantage…
- φ759ΦρυκτοίbeaconsParticular lamps made from timbers, which people used to raise above the level of the walls and signal to their neighbours or their allies, when they see an enemy approaching, that it is necessary to ward them off. They…
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Revision history7 revisions · last 30 Mar 2023
- betacode cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Cosmetics — Elizabeth Vandiver
- exapnded n.1 — David Whitehead
- Set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — David Whitehead