Τρίγωνον δικαστήριον

Triangle lawcourt

Translated by David Whitehead21 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

17 words

Translation

It is a name of a [sc. Athenian] lawcourt, perhaps being in the shape of a triangle.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τρίγωνον δικαστήριον· ὄνομά ἐστι δικαστηρίου, ἴσως καὶ τῷ σχήματι τριγώνου ὄντος.

Betacode
*tri/gwnon dikasth/rion: o)/noma/ e)sti dikasthri/ou, i)/sws kai\ tw=| sxh/mati trigw/nou o)/ntos. 

Notes

  1. Abridged from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v., glossing Lycurgus fr. 10 Conomis (and going on to cite Menander).
    See generally D.M. MacDowell (ed.), Aristophanes, Wasps (Oxford 1971) 274.

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Revision history5 revisions · last 2 Oct 2022
  1. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. augmented note; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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