Περιστέλλω
I cloak, I cover, I protect, I wrap up
Translated by David Whitehead11 Dec 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Used] with an accusative.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Περιστέλλω· αἰτιατικῇ.
Betacode
*periste/llw: ai)tiatikh=|.
Notes
Linked from2 entries
- π1303Περιστεῖλαιto wrap[Meaning] to cover. "Wrapping this man's body with silken cloths and constructing a tomb, he laid him in it." "[To rectify] whatever faults those who are born happen to commit, to wrap and keep [them] under control."…
- π1304Περιστείλαςcovering, piling[Meaning someone] laying hands on, smothering in the earth. Sophocles [writes]: "I have fixed it [sc. the sword], piling [earth] around it well."
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 29 Sep 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- added cross-references, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead