Ὑποκαθέζεσθαι

to sit in ambush

Translated by Ioannis Doukas27 Apr 2008Vetting: high2 revisions

3 notes · 29 words

The [verb that means] to be concealed.¹ "The scouts having announced that [men] were sitting in ambush in the bushes."² And elsewhere: "to sit in ambush in hollow spots."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑποκαθέζεσθαι· τὸ ἐγκρύπτεσθαι. ἀγγειλάντων τῶν διοπτήρων ἐνέδραν ὑποκαθέζεσθαι ἐπὶ τοῖς λασίοις. καὶ αὖθις· ἐν κοίλοις ὑποκαθίσαι χωρίοις.

Betacode

*(upokaqe/zesqai: to\ e)gkru/ptesqai. a)ggeila/ntwn tw=n diopth/rwn e)ne/dran u(pokaqe/zesqai e)pi\ toi=s lasi/ois. kai\ au)=qis: e)n koi/lois u(pokaqi/sai xwri/ois.

Notes (3)

1cf. the opening of upsilon 507. ↩
2Quotation unidentifiable. (For 'scouts' see delta 1192 and delta 1193.) ↩
3Quotation unidentifiable. ↩

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υ507Ὑποκαθημένηςlying in, settling in[Meaning] being concealed in, being stored up in. "Hence, with the anger as a result of these things [sc. already] lying in, after brief persuasion from Philip, he rapidly complied." Also [sc. attested is] '[they]…

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υ502Ὑποθημοσύνηadvice, counsel, suggestion, warning υ503ὙποθήσομαιI will demonstrate, I will instruct υ504Ὑποκαθέζεσθαιto sit in ambush υ505Ὑποκαθέσθαιto allow υ506Ὑποκαθεῖναι τὰς ὀφρῦςto lower the eyebrows

Revision history2 revisions · last 28 Nov 2013

28 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
28 Apr 2008augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Apr 2008Translated — Ioannis Doukas

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