Παλαιστής

wrestler, adversary

Translated by Catharine Roth13 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 16 words
[Meaning an] opponent.
"That man [is] a clever adversary; but even clever intentions are often hindered."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παλαιστής· ἀνταγωνιστής. σοφὸς παλαιστὴς κεῖνος· ἀλλὰ χἀι σοφαὶ γνῶμαι ἐμποδίζονται θαμά.

Betacode
*palaisth/s: a)ntagwnisth/s. sofo\s palaisth\s kei=nos: a)lla\ xa)i sofai\ gnw=mai e)mpodi/zontai qama/.

Notes (1)

  1. cf. generally pi 59, pi 62, pi 67.
  2. 1Sophocles, Philoctetes 431-2 (web address 1). ↩

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π63Παλαιστάςpalms; wrestlersπ64Παλαιστηνόςpalm-sized, four-finger-sizedπ65Παλαιστήςwrestler, adversaryπ66ΠαλαιστίνηPalestineπ67Παλαίστραpalaistra, palaestra, wrestling-place
Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Aug 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. cosmetics — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. x-refs; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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