Πρόσριζα
at the root
Translated by David Whitehead24 Feb 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] with the roots.
Appian [writes]: "he was cutting the trees at the root, to prevent them growing again."1
Appian [writes]: "he was cutting the trees at the root, to prevent them growing again."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρόσριζα· σὺν ταῖς ῥίζαις. Ἀππιανός· τὰ δένδρα ἔκοπτε πρόσριζα, τοῦ μὴ πάλιν φῦναι.
Betacode
*pro/sriza: su\n tai=s r(i/zais. *)appiano/s: ta\ de/ndra e)/kopte pro/sriza, tou= mh\ pa/lin fu=nai.
Notes (1)
- See also pi 2580.
- 1Appian fr. 11. For an unidentified episode of destroying orchards, see omicron 481 and sigma 1681. ↩
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