Πρόκωπον

drawn

Translated by David Whitehead2 Mar 2010Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 22 words

Translation

"Angry with the king/emperor [he departed] holding his sword drawn."1 Meaning bare.
And elsewhere: "but looking noble he held his sword drawn".2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρόκωπον· ὁ δὲ ὀργισθεὶς κατὰ τοῦ βασιλέως πρόκωπον ἔχων τὸ ξίφος. ἀντὶ τοῦ γυμνόν. καὶ αὖθις· ἀλλὰ γεννικὸν ὁρῶν εἶχε πρόκωπον τὸ ξίφος.

Betacode
*pro/kwpon: o( de\ o)rgisqei\s kata\ tou= basile/ws pro/kwpon e)/xwn to\ ci/fos. a)nti\ tou= gumno/n. kai\ au)=qis: a)lla\ genniko\n o(rw=n ei)=xe pro/kwpon to\ ci/fos. 

Notes (2)

  1. For the etymology of the headword adjective cf. kappa 2295.
  2. 1Quotation not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as a close approximation (add a)ph|/ei, "he departed", before pro/kwpon) of a section of John of Antioch fr.187 FHG, now 280 Roberto. ↩
  3. 2Aelian fr. 73e Domingo-Forasté (70 Hercher); cf. theta 520. ↩

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Revision history6 revisions · last 30 Jan 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. typo, updated reference — Catharine Roth
  4. source identification; more keywords — David Whitehead
  5. added primary note — David Whitehead
  6. set status — Catharine Roth
  7. Translated — David Whitehead

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