Προσκαθίστη
was stationing in addition
Translated by William Hutton27 Aug 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"Where it was suspected that the enemy would attack, [he] was stationing [sc. troops] in addition."1 Meaning was increasing [them] in number.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προσκαθίστη· ὅπη ὕποπτοι ἦσαν ἐπελεύσεσθαι οἱ πολέμιοι, προσκαθίστη. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐπολυπλασίαζε.
Betacode
*proskaqi/sth: o(/ph u(/poptoi h)=san e)peleu/sesqai oi( pole/mioi, proskaqi/sth. a)nti\ tou= e)poluplasi/aze.
Notes (1)
- The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is imperfect active indicative, third person singular, of
proskaqi/sthmi ; the form is attested only here. - 1Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded notes; another keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton