Πελεκῶ
I hew
Translated by William Hutton18 Sep 2011Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Future] pelekh/sw , [sc. used in reference to] wooden things. But peleki/zw [means] I strike with a sword.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πελεκῶ, πελεκήσω, ξύλα. Πελεκίζω δὲ τὸ μετὰ τῆς σπάθης κόπτω.
Betacode
*pelekw=, pelekh/sw, cu/la. *peleki/zw de\ to\ meta\ th=s spa/qhs ko/ptw.
Notes
- The primary headword is first person singular, present indicative (or subjunctive),
peleka/w . It is unattested outside lexicography, but the gloss might derive from commentary on Homer, Odyssey 5.244, wherepele/kkhsen occurs. See also Eustathius' commentary ad loc., where a similar (but not identical) distinction is made betweenpeleka/w andpeleki/zw . Eustathius says that grammarians note that the former is used in the case of wooden objects, and the latter in the case of sheep and oxen and other living things.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Sep 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton