Συσκευάζεσθαι
to pack [for oneself]
Translated by David Whitehead6 Nov 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Συσκευάζεσθαι· ἐπιφέρεσθαι. Ξενοφῶν· ὁ Κῦρος ἔφη τοῖς στρατιώταις συσκευάζεσθαι σῖτα ἡμερῶν εἴκοσιν, οἶνον δὲ τοσοῦτον ἕκαστον χρή, ὅσος ἱκανός ἐστιν ἐθίσαι ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς ὑδροποτεῖν.
Betacode
*suskeua/zesqai: e)pife/resqai. *cenofw=n: o( *ku=ros e)/fh toi=s stratiw/tais suskeua/zesqai si=ta h(merw=n ei)/kosin, oi)=non de\ tosou=ton e(/kaston xrh/, o(/sos i(kano/s e)stin e)qi/sai h(ma=s au)tou\s u(dropotei=n.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is present middle infinitive of
suskeua/zw ; cf. sigma 1512, sigma 1678. ↩ - 2An approximation of Xenophon, Cyropaedia 6.2.25-6 (web address 1). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- σ491Σῖταgrain-rations, provisions"After a second day from the departure for war Philopoimen announced [sc. his intention] to make the two grain-rations three when he wished to add a single day; and sometimes the two, four".
- σ1512Συνεσκευάσθαιto have packed up[Meaning] to carry along. "As to meats, it is necessary to have packed up those which are sharp and pungent and salty; for these both make one hungry and also satisfy the appetite for longest".
- σ1678Συσκευάζειpacks up, prepares, organizes[Meaning he/she] lays plots against [someone] by speech. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] suskeuh/ [meaning] a plot. But [sc. middle-voice] suskeua/zesqai [means] to get ready for travel. "A dream, a certain…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 30 May 2022
- another cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked n.1 — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead