Προκαλίζετο

was challenging, was summoning forth

Translated by David Whitehead3 May 2010Vetting: high6 revisions

5 words

[Meaning he/she/it] was calling forth.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προκαλίζετο· προεκαλεῖτο.

Betacode

*prokali/zeto: proekalei=to.

Notes

From the scholia to Homer, 3.19, where the headword occurs: Paris challenges the best of the Greeks to a duel (web address 1). The verb prokali/zomai is an equivalent of prokale/w, used in epic (Homer and imitators).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π2457Προκαλεῖσθαιto invite, to summon π2458ΠροκαλινδοῦμαιI prostrate myself before π2459Προκαλίζετοwas challenging, was summoning forth π2460Προκάρηνοςhead-foremost, headlong π2461Προκαταβολὴadvance-payment

Revision history6 revisions · last 13 Nov 2021

13 Nov 2021expanded note — Catharine Roth
4 Jan 2015more keywords — David Whitehead
16 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Nov 2011Revised — David Whitehead
5 May 2010another headword option — David Whitehead
4 May 2010tweaks, link, status — Catharine Roth
3 May 2010Translated — David Whitehead