Προστιβάδες

beds, bivouacs

Translated by David Whitehead28 Jun 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

12 words
"He lived in a cave which had beds cut into the rock."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προστιβάδες· ὁ δὲ κατῴκει ἐν σπηλαίῳ, προστιβάδας ἐντετμημένας ἔχοντι κατὰ τὴν πέτραν.

Betacode
*prostiba/des: o( de\ katw/|kei e)n sphlai/w|, prostiba/das e)ntetmhme/nas e)/xonti kata\ th\n pe/tran.

Notes

  1. The quotation is from Diodorus Siculus 17.85.5, on an old man encountered by Alexander the Great in India in 327/6 BCE. The mss of Diodorus have the uncompound noun stiba/das.

Neighbouring entries

π2816Προστήσαςhaving set [someone] beforeπ2817Πρόστητ' ἀναγκαίας τύχηςprotect [me] from necessary fateπ2818Προστιβάδεςbeds, bivouacsπ2819Πρὸς τιμῆςin honorπ2820Πρόστιμαfines, penalties, recompenses, returns
Revision history4 revisions · last 20 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. more keywords — David Whitehead
  3. modified keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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