Ὑπερακοντίζω

I out-shoot

Translated by David Whitehead6 Dec 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

[Used] with an accusative.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπερακοντίζω· αἰτιατικῇ.

Betacode

*(uperakonti/zw: ai)tiatikh=|.

Notes

Literally, I throw a javelin further (than x).
For a figurative sense see under upsilon 217.

Linked from1 entry

υ217Ὑπερακοντίζεις σύ γ' ἤδη Νικίανyou are now out-shooting Nikias[...Nikias], the one serving as general with machines and stratagems. Symmachos [says]: for the siege of Melos. Phrynichus in Monotropos [says]: "no, he has far out-shot Nikias in quantity of generalship and in…

Neighbouring entries

υ216Ὑπέρακμοςprecocious υ217Ὑπερακοντίζεις σύ γ' ἤδη Νικίανyou are now out-shooting Nikias υ218ὙπερακοντίζωI out-shoot υ219Ὑπεραλγῆ χόλονall-too-painful gall, all-too-painful wrath υ220ὙπεραλγῶI am pained by, I feel pain for

Revision history5 revisions · last 20 Nov 2022

20 Nov 2022typo — Catharine Roth
21 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Sep 2004Revised — David Whitehead
8 Dec 2002modified keywords — David Whitehead
7 Dec 2002Revised — Catharine Roth
6 Dec 2002Translated — David Whitehead