Παρορᾶσθαι

to look askance [at]

Translated by David Whitehead12 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 23 words
"Reasonably, the Carthaginians seemed to look askance at the surrendering of the arms."1 [sc. Meaning] to suspect [it], to view [it] with mistrust.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Παρορᾶσθαι· εἰκότως ἐδόκουν οἱ Καρχηδόνιοι παρορᾶσθαι τὴν τῶν ὅπλων παράδοσιν. ὑποτοπεῖσθαι, ὑφορᾶσθαι.

Betacode
*parora=sqai: ei)ko/tws e)do/koun oi( *karxhdo/nioi parora=sqai th\n tw=n o(/plwn para/dosin. u(potopei=sqai, u(fora=sqai.

Notes (1)

  1. The headword infinitive is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
  2. 1Quotation unidentifiable. (Attributed by Hemsterhuys to Polybius.) ↩

Neighbouring entries

π695ΠαροξύνωI goad, I irritate, I spur on, I stimulateπ696Παροπλίσαςhaving disarmedπ697Παρορᾶσθαιto look askance [at]π698ΠαροργίζωI anger, I provoke to angerπ699Παρόριονmountain-fringe
Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Sep 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. typo — David Whitehead
  3. cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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