Περιπλεῖν

to sail around

Translated by Catharine Roth24 Nov 2011Vetting: high3 revisions

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*periplei=n ["sailing around/outflanking"] and diekplei=n ["sailing out through"] differ in Thucydides. For periplei=n [means] to hold a position in the open space, as if the ship is dancing and turning about as she wishes. And the prefix peri indicates this very thing, running about in a circle. But diekplei=n [means] cutting the line of the enemy and going behind it.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περιπλεῖν καὶ διεκπλεῖν διαφέρει παρὰ Θουκυδίδῃ· τὸ μὲν γὰρ περιπλεῖν ἐν τῇ εὐρυχωρία καθίστασθαι, οἷον χορευούσης καὶ ἀναστρεφομένης ἐφ' ὅπερ βούλεται τῆς νεώς. καὶ ἡ περι πρόθεσις αὐτὸ τοῦτο δηλοῖ, τὸ ἐν κύκλῳ περιθέειν. τὸ δὲ διεκπλεῖν, τὸ τεμόντα τὴν τάξιν τῶν ἐναντίων εἰς τοὐπίσω γενέσθαι.

Betacode
*periplei=n kai\ diekplei=n diafe/rei para\ *qoukudi/dh|: to\ me\n ga\r periplei=n e)n th=| eu)ruxwri/a kaqi/stasqai, oi(=on xoreuou/shs kai\ a)nastrefome/nhs e)f' o(/per bou/letai th=s new/s. kai\ h( peri pro/qesis au)to\ tou=to dhloi=, to\ e)n ku/klw| periqe/ein. to\ de\ diekplei=n, to\ temo/nta th\n ta/cin tw=n e)nanti/wn ei)s tou)pi/sw gene/sqai.

Notes

  1. From a scholion on Thucydides 7.36.4: the Syracusans plan to prevent the Athenians from either diekplei=n or periplei=n (web address 1). On the diekplous see already delta 910 and the note there.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 26 Sep 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaked note, added link — Catharine Roth
  3. augmented note; another keyword — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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