Περιγράψαι
to draw a line round, to write off, to terminate
Translated by William Hutton29 Sep 2011Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Like to kill. Since those who have died are written off and removed from the records.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Περιγράψαι· οἷον ἀποκτεῖναι. ἐπεὶ οἱ ἀποθανόντες περιγράφονται καὶ περιαιροῦνται τῶν ἀρχείων.
Betacode
*perigra/yai: oi(=on a)poktei=nai. e)pei\ oi( a)poqano/ntes perigra/fontai kai\ periairou=ntai tw=n a)rxei/wn.
Notes
- = Photius pi650 Theodoridis; cf. Synagoge, Etymologicum Magnum 699.45.
The headword, presumably extracted from somewhere, is aorist active infinitive ofperigra/fw .
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Revision history2 revisions · last 24 Sep 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more hw options; augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton