Παρασχηματίζειν
to act under false pretences
Translated by David Whitehead28 Apr 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
"He was criticizing the soldiers of the king/emperor, asserting them to act under false pretences, providing no genuine utility."1 [Meaning] to diverge from the truth.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παρασχηματίζειν· τοὺς τοῦ βασιλέως στρατιώτας διέβαλε φάσκων, τούτους μὲν παρασχηματίζειν, οὐδεμίαν ἀληθινὴν χρείαν παρεχομένους. τοῦ ἀληθοῦς παρατρέπεσθαι.
Betacode
*parasxhmati/zein: tou\s tou= basile/ws stratiw/tas die/bale fa/skwn, tou/tous me\n parasxhmati/zein, ou)demi/an a)lhqinh\n xrei/an parexome/nous. tou= a)lhqou=s paratre/pesqai.
Notes (1)
- The headword infinitive (for which cf. sigma 1785) is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
- 1Quotation unidentifiable. (Casaubon suggested Polybius.) ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 30 Aug 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- x-ref; another keyword — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead