Πρόκοιτος
picket, advance-guard; chamberlain
Translated by Catharine Roth26 Jul 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[*pro/koitos ] and [sc. also attested is prokoiti/a ["lying in front"]: [the latter means] keeping watch in front. Also [sc. attested is] profu/lac .1 Or pro/koitos , [one who] one who lies before someone.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρόκοιτος καὶ Προκοιτία· ἡ προφυλακή. καὶ προφύλαξ. ἢ Πρόκοιτος, ὁ ἔμπροσθεν κοιμώμενός τινος.
Betacode
*pro/koitos kai\ *prokoiti/a: h( profulakh/. kai\ profu/lac. h)\ *pro/koitos, o( e)/mprosqen koimw/meno/s tinos.
Notes (1)
- For instances of the primary headword in the (late) 'chamberlain' sense, see epsilon 3777 and upsilon 169.
- 1This addendum seems oddly placed; Adler notes that Kuster wanted to move it. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Nov 2021
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth