Πρεσβεῖον

right of the first-born

Translated by D. Graham J. Shipley26 Mar 2008Vetting: high2 revisions

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"Periandros, son of Kypselos king of Corinth, takes the kingship by right of the first-born."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρεσβεῖον. ὁ δὲ Περίανδρος, ὁ Κυψέλου υἱὸς τοῦ βασιλέως Κορίνθου, τὴν βασιλείαν κατὰ πρεσβεῖον λαμβάνει.

Betacode
*presbei=on. o( de\ *peri/andros, o( *kuye/lou ui(o\s tou= basile/ws *kori/nqou, th\n basilei/an kata\ presbei=on lamba/nei.

Notes

  1. Nicolaus of Damascus FGrH 90 F58; already, with slight differences, at the opening of pi 1068 (Periandros).
    For 'right of the first-born' see LSJ s.v. I.3, citing this passage.

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Revision history2 revisions · last 27 Oct 2011
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. modified headword and tr; streamlined and augmented note; supplied keywords — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — D. Graham J. Shipley

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