Περίοδος

detour

Translated by David Whitehead11 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 25 words
[Meaning a] roundabout route, encirclement.1
Herodotus [writes]: "The Spartans learned from the deserters of the Persian detour; they took counsel, and their opinions were divided".2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περίοδος· περιέλευσις, κύκλος. Ἡρόδοτος· οἱ δὲ Σπαρτιῆται μαθόντες ἐκ τῶν αὐτομόλων τῶν Περσέων τὴν περίοδον ἐβουλεύοντο, καὶ ἐσχίζοντο αὐτῶν αἱ γνῶμαι.

Betacode
*peri/odos: perie/leusis, ku/klos. *(hro/dotos: oi( de\ *spartih=tai maqo/ntes e)k tw=n au)tomo/lwn tw=n *perse/wn th\n peri/odon e)bouleu/onto, kai\ e)sxi/zonto au)tw=n ai( gnw=mai.

Notes (2)

  1. See also pi 1214.
  2. 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius pi715 Theodoridis. ↩
  3. 2A summary of Herodotus 7.219.2, on Thermopylai. See text at web address 1. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

π1211Πέριξall round, round aboutπ1212Περιοδείαcircuit, diligent study, medical rounds, patrollingπ1213Περίοδοςdetourπ1214Περίοδοςrecurrenceπ1215Περιόνbeing in excess
Revision history4 revisions · last 6 Aug 2021
  1. supplemented translation — Catharine Roth
  2. another note — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. added link — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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