Περιπαρῆναι

to have been spitted

Translated by David Whitehead6 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 20 words

[Meaning] to have been pierced.
"The Romans deployed underwater pikes, so that the oncoming vessels of the barbarians were spitted".¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περιπαρῆναι· περικεντηθῆναι. οἱ δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι κοντοὺς ἔπηξαν ὑποβρυχίους, ὥστε τὰ σκάφη τῶν βαρβάρων ἐλθόντα περιπαρῆναι.

Betacode

*periparh=nai: perikenthqh=nai. oi( de\ *(rwmai=oi kontou\s e)/phcan u(pobruxi/ous, w(/ste ta\ ska/fh tw=n barba/rwn e)lqo/nta periparh=nai.

Notes (1)

The headword, aorist passive infinitive of the verb peripei/rw, is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
1Quotation unidentifiable (but seemingly connected with the first one given at pi 2874, q.v.). ↩

Linked from1 entry

π2874Προτερήσαντεςhaving been beforehand[Meaning they] having come earlier. "But the Romans having been beforehand to the two rivers fixed poles below the surface." And elsewhere: "since it was possible for us either to perish utterly or, if we came first, to…

Neighbouring entries

π1237Περιώσιονbeyond measure π1238Περὶ παντὸς ἐποιεῖτοwas making every effort, was giving top priority π1239Περιπαρῆναιto have been spitted π1240Περιπεταστὸν κἀπιμανδαλωτόνa 'spread-open-around' and a 'bolted-shut-on-top'.π1241Περιπετέςfallen-upon

Revision history4 revisions · last 26 Sep 2013

26 Sep 2013Revised — David Whitehead
25 Sep 2011expanded headword and primary note — David Whitehead
8 Aug 2010expanded primary note — David Whitehead
6 Aug 2010cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
6 Aug 2010Translated — David Whitehead