Σφῆλαι

to trip

Translated by David Whitehead3 Jun 2014Vetting: high3 revisions

8 words

[Meaning] to lead astray, to harm, to deceive.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σφῆλαι· πλανῆσαι, βλάψαι, ἀπατῆσαι.

Betacode

*sfh=lai: planh=sai, bla/yai, a)path=sai.

Notes

Aorist active infinitive of sfa/llw (sigma 1716, cf. sigma 1715, sigma 1736). Likewise in Hesychius (sigma2893), the Synagoge (sigma409) and Photius sigma874, where Theodoridis claims the headword as quoted from Homer, Iliad 23.719.

Linked from1 entry

σ1736Σφήλαςhaving tripped[Meaning he] having thrown down, having dashed to the ground. "Having tripped the fellow to the ground -- despite the help he had received from his friends -- this man himself returned again to the Romans."

Neighbouring entries

σ1735Σφηκῶντεςmaking like a wasp; pinching in, binding σ1736Σφήλαςhaving tripped σ1737Σφῆλαιto trip σ1738ΣφῆλοςSphelos, Sphelus σ1739Σφήνwedge

Revision history3 revisions · last 6 Jun 2014

6 Jun 2014Revised — David Whitehead
4 Jun 2014x-refs — David Whitehead
3 Jun 2014tweak, status — Catharine Roth
3 Jun 2014Translated — David Whitehead