Σκήπτεται
makes excuses
Translated by William Hutton21 Feb 2014Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] alleges as a reason.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σκήπτεται· προφασίζεται.
Betacode
*skh/ptetai: profasi/zetai.
Notes
- = Hesychius sigma954, Synagoge sigma12, Photius sigma312 Theodoridis; cf. sigma 589, sigma 576, ps.-Herodian, Epimerismi 126.16, 248.10, Timaeus, Platonic Lexicon 1002a16. For the headword -- present indicative middle, third person singular, of
skh/ptomai -- Latte on Hesychius cites Demosthenes 34.47; other extant possibilities include Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Lucian and Josephus.
cf. generally sigma 576.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 21 Feb 2014
- tweaked and expanded note; more keywords; cosmetocs; raised status — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton