Σαθρωθῆναι

to have been enfeebled

Translated by David Whitehead20 Sep 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

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[Meaning] to have been shaken. '"[...] the battlements to have been broken down by the projectiles and the entire wall of the tower to have been enfeebled by the force [sc. applied to it]". Menander says [this].¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σαθρωθῆναι· σαλευθῆναι. τὰς μὲν ἐπάλξεις καταρραχθῆναι ταῖς βολαῖς καὶ τὸν τοῖχον ἅπαντα τοῦ πύργου σαθρωθῆναι τῇ βίᾳ. Μένανδρός φησι.

Betacode

*saqrwqh=nai: saleuqh=nai. ta\s me\n e)pa/lceis katarraxqh=nai tai=s bolai=s kai\ to\n toi=xon a(/panta tou= pu/rgou saqrwqh=nai th=| bi/a|. *me/nandro/s fhsi.

Notes (1)

The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is aorist passive infinitive of saqro/w.
cf. generally sigma 29, sigma 31.
1Menander Protector fr. 39 Blockley (246-247). The fragment is unplaced. ↩

References

R.C. Blockley, ed. and trans., The History of Menander the Guardsman, (Cambridge 1985)

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σ29ΣαθρόςunsoundFrom being easily [r(a|di/ws] shaken [sei/esqai]. Or from having joints [a)/rqra] that shake [sei/esqai].

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σ28ΣαδυάττηςSadyattes, Saduattes σ29Σαθρόςunsound σ30Σαθρωθῆναιto have been enfeebled σ31Σαθροίunsound σ32Σάκανδροςcunt, sakandros

Revision history6 revisions · last 14 Nov 2024

14 Nov 2024augmented n.1, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
19 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
3 Jan 2012updated ref — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2011augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
6 Jun 2004another keyword — David Whitehead
5 Jun 2004set status — Catharine Roth
20 Sep 2002Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (1)

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