Τῆλις
fenugreek
Translated by David Whitehead26 Mar 2010Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
A kind of pulse, which when boiled and poured out makes unstable slipperiness for men's feet; this is what Josephus contrived for a siege.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τῆλις· εἶδος ὀσπρίου, ἥτις ἑφθὴ ἐπιχεομένη ὄλισθον ἐμποιεῖ τοῖς ποσὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπισφαλῆ· ὅπερ Ἰώσηπος πρὸς τὴν πολιορκίαν ἐμηχανήσατο.
Betacode
*th=lis: ei)=dos o)spri/ou, h(/tis e(fqh\ e)pixeome/nh o)/lisqon e)mpoiei= toi=s posi\ tw=n a)nqrw/pwn e)pisfalh=: o(/per *)iw/shpos pro\s th\n poliorki/an e)mhxanh/sato.
Notes
- Josephus, Jewish War 3.277 (defensive tactic at the siege of Jotapata): web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history6 revisions · last 4 Aug 2022
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typos — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- added link, raised status — Catharine Roth
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead