Συστρέμματα

bands, companies

Translated by David Whitehead20 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] throngs of conspirators/troublemakers.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Συστρέμματα· στασιαστῶν πλήθη.

Betacode

*sustre/mmata: stasiastw=n plh/qh.

Notes

Plural of this neuter noun (which also has a more technical sense: see under tau 96). Same or similar glossing in other lexica; references at Photius sigma844 Theodoridis. Adler calls the entry a 'gl[ossa] sacra'. If so, the entry is probably generated by such passages in the Septuagint as 2 Kingdoms 4.2 (genitive plural). See also e.g. Polybius 4.58.4.

Linked from1 entry

τ96Τάξιςcompany[Meaning] 2 tetrarchies, 128 men. And the leader [of it was] in the past a taxiarch, but now a hekatontarch. Nomenclature of light-armed companies, and their size: a lochos [is] 8 men. A systasis [is] 4 companies, 32…

Neighbouring entries

σ1686Συστήσαςhaving organized σ1687Συστομώτερον σκάφηςmore mute than a bowl σ1688Συστρέμματαbands, companies σ1689Συστροφήgathering σ1690Συστοιχίαa (philosophical) position, table (of contraries)

Revision history4 revisions · last 27 May 2016

27 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
5 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
22 Aug 2010expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
21 Aug 2010cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
20 Aug 2010Translated — David Whitehead