Πολλά
many
Translated by David Whitehead8 Aug 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Thucydides has a habit of using [neuter plural] 'many' in place of 'all'.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολλά· ἀντὶ τοῦ πάντα εἴωθεν ὁ Θουκυδίδης χρῆσθαι.
Betacode
*polla/: a)nti\ tou= pa/nta ei)/wqen o( *qoukudi/dhs xrh=sqai.
Notes
- From the scholia to Thuc. 1.2.3, a prima facie instance of this: "and many parts of the Peloponnese except Arcadia". See web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 10 Aug 2010
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead