Προσδέξασθαι
to admit, to receive
Translated by David Whitehead15 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"But to receive the enemy, as the saying goes, into one's ribs."1 Meaning close up.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προσδέξασθαι· προσδέξασθαι δέ, τὸ δὴ λεγόμενον, εἰς τὰς πλευρὰς τοὺς πολεμίους. ἀντὶ τοῦ σύνεγγυς.
Betacode
*prosde/casqai: prosde/casqai de/, to\ dh\ lego/menon, ei)s ta\s pleura\s tou\s polemi/ous. a)nti\ tou= su/neggus.
Notes (1)
Linked from2 entries
- π2618ΠροσδέχωI accept, I admit, I receive[Used] with an accusative[,] and [sc. also attested in the middle voice] prosdexo/menoi ["they accepting/admitting/receiving"], [used] with an accusative; [meaning they] expecting.
- σ1770Σχέδηνat close quartersMeaning near at hand. "They were being harmed as a result of arrows [or: archers] and, as often at close quarters, they might have engaged." "He did not think it right to give himself up to someone fighting at close…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 27 Nov 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead