Θορεῖν
to leap
Translated by Nicholas Wilshere21 Nov 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θορεῖν· πηδᾶν. καὶ Θορόντες, ὁρμῶντες, πηδῶντες.
Betacode
*qorei=n: phda=n. kai\ *qoro/ntes, o(rmw=ntes, phdw=ntes.
Notes (2)
- 1Aorist infinitive of
qrw/|skw . Likewise or similarly in other lexica; and see also the scholia to Oppian, Cynegetica 1.82, from where it appears to be quoted. ↩ - 2The cognate participle, masculine nominative plural; again, evidently quoted from somewhere (perhaps Homer -- occurs three times in the Iliad -- though more probably Oppian again: Cynegetica 2.427).
cf. under upsilon 311. Adler cross-references to theta 514, but the reference should be to theta 511. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Dec 2018
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented notes; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nicholas Wilshere