Πεποδισμένοι

foot-bound, hobbled

Translated by David Whitehead10 Oct 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

1 note · 22 words

[Meaning ones] restrained by the feet. Xenophon [writes]: "a Persian army is useless at night, for their horses are tethered [and hobbled]".¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πεποδισμένοι· τοὺς πόδας κατεσχημένοι. Ξενοφῶν· πονηρόν ἐστι νυκτὸς στράτευμα Περσικόν· οἱ γὰρ ἵπποι αὐτοῖς δέδενται.

Betacode

*pepodisme/noi: tou\s po/das katesxhme/noi. *cenofw=n: ponhro/n e)sti nukto\s stra/teuma *persiko/n: oi( ga\r i(/ppoi au)toi=s de/dentai.

Notes (1)

1Xenophon, Anabasis 3.4.35 (web address 1). See already pi 1009, and see LSJ s.v. for other meanings of podi/zw. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π1009Πεποδισμένοιfoot-bound, hobbled[Meaning they who have been] tied by the feet. "Amongst Persians horses are as a rule hobbled, to prevent them running away if they are loosed."

Neighbouring entries

π1008Πεπνυμένοςconscious, wise π1009Πεποδισμένοιfoot-bound, hobbled π1010Πεποδισμένοιfoot-bound, hobbled π1011ΠέπομαιI have been drunk π1012Πέπονmy dear

Revision history6 revisions · last 22 Sep 2013

22 Sep 2013Revised — David Whitehead
13 Sep 2011Revised — David Whitehead
13 May 2011Revised — David Whitehead
4 Jun 2004augmented note — David Whitehead
3 Jun 2004modified translation — Catharine Roth
16 Dec 2003cosmetics, added link, set status — William Hutton
10 Oct 2001Translated — David Whitehead