Παλάμη
palm, scheme
Translated by Catharine Roth10 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] skill.1
Herodotus [writes]: "[Themistocles] told them [= the generals] that he thought he had a scheme, by which he hoped to subvert the best of the King's allies."2
Sopala/mh| ["with a palm"] [means] with authority.3
Herodotus [writes]: "[Themistocles] told them [= the generals] that he thought he had a scheme, by which he hoped to subvert the best of the King's allies."2
So
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παλάμη· τέχνη. Ἡρόδοτος· ἔλεγέ σφιν ὡς δοκέοι ἔχειν παλάμην, τῇ ἐλπίζοι τῶν βασιλέως συμμάχων ἀποστήσειν τοὺς ἀρίστους. Παλάμῃ οὖν τῇ ἀρχῇ.
Betacode
*pala/mh: te/xnh. *(hro/dotos: e)/lege/ sfin w(s doke/oi e)/xein pala/mhn, th=| e)lpi/zoi tw=n basile/ws summa/xwn a)posth/sein tou\s a)ri/stous. *pala/mh| ou)=n th=| a)rxh=|.
Notes (3)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from5 entries
- ε1939Ἐπαλαμᾶτοwas managing[Meaning he/she/it] was devising, was crafting. For the crafts [are called] 'hands'. Also [sc. attested is] '[he/she/it] managed', [meaning] devised, conceived. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "so what did he manage as…
- π39Παλάμαιpalms[Meaning] skills, hands. "O palms of mortals, O wretched generations of mankind, whose life is not moderate. This man, etc."
- π40Παλαμᾶσθαιto take in hand, to manage[Meaning] to contrive. Also [sc. attested is the imperative] palama/sqw ["let him manage"]: "in addition to this let him manage what is necessary, and let him contrive everything against me; 'for the right is with me,…
- π48Παλαμῶνof palms[Meaning] of skills, or of hands.
- π52Παλάμῃwith a palm[Meaning] with authority.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Aug 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added link — Catharine Roth
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth