Σχήσειν
to be about to hold, to be about to check
Translated by Catharine Roth19 May 2014Vetting: high1 revision
Translation
[Meaning] to be about to resist.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σχήσειν· ἀνθέξειν.
Betacode
*sxh/sein: a)nqe/cein.
Notes
- The headword is future active infinitive of
e)/xw . Same entry in the Synagoge (sigma430) and Photius (sigma905 Theodoridis); see also Hesychius sigma3002 and the D scholia on Homer, Iliad 12.4, where this form occurs (the Greeks' ditch and wall were not going to hold against the Trojans).
See also sigma 1788.
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Revision history1 revision · last 21 May 2014
- tweaks and cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth