Πειρατῶν
pirates
Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Aug 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πειρατῶν· καταποντιστῶν, κατὰ θάλασσαν λῃστῶν. Πεῖρα γὰρ ὁ δόλος, καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη, καὶ ἡ τέχνη. ὅθεν καὶ πειραταὶ οἱ κατὰ θάλατταν κακοῦργοι.
Betacode
*peiratw=n: katapontistw=n, kata\ qa/lassan lh|stw=n. *pei=ra ga\r o( do/los, kai\ h( a)pa/th, kai\ h( te/xnh. o(/qen kai\ peiratai\ oi( kata\ qa/lattan kakou=rgoi.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius pi526, where Theodoridis declares the headword (in the genitive plural) to be extracted from Job 16.9 LXX. For an attempted distinction between pirates (maritime) and raiders (terrestrial) see lambda 474. For katapontistai as a generalized word for pirates/raiders in and from the C4 BCE, see LSJ s.v. ↩
- 2For this material see already pi 1448. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- λ474Λῃσταίraiders, robbers, brigands, piratesThe Pisidian [writes]: "in the garden of the much-sung battle, become raiders". Meaning [ones] imitating the raider. And a raider is one [operating] on land, a pirate one [operating] on the sea. Also leistikon [is] a…
- π1448Πεῖραtrial, test, attempt[Meaning] trickery, and deceit, and skill. Whence also criminals at sea [are called] pirates. But harm [is] also [called] pei=ra, as in Sophocles' Danae: "I do not know your trial nor do I understand [it]; as this one…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 23 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- expanded n.1; more keywords — David Whitehead
- tweaked n.1 — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict