Σύνταγμα
syntagma, battalion
Translated by David Whitehead18 Oct 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Some people [sc. call this unit] a parataxis. Two taxeis, 256 men, [sc. constitute it]; and the commander [is called a] syntagmatarch. But some people also call this a xenagia and the commander a xenagos.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σύνταγμα· ἔνιοι παράταξιν. αἱ δύο τάξεις ἄνδρες σνʹ2ʹ· καὶ ὁ ἡγούμενος συνταγματάρχης. τοῦτο δὲ ἔνιοι καὶ ξεναγίαν καλοῦσι καὶ ξεναγὸν τὸν ἡγούμενον.
Betacode
*su/ntagma: e)/nioi para/tacin. ai( du/o ta/ceis a)/ndres sn#2#: kai\ o( h(gou/menos suntagmata/rxhs. tou=to de\ e)/nioi kai\ cenagi/an kalou=si kai\ cenago\n to\n h(gou/menon.
Notes (1)
- Also in (e.g.) Asclepiodotus 2.8.
- 1cf. xi 18. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Aug 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead