Ὑφείς
putting under, yielding, withdrawing
Translated by Catharine Roth2 May 2011Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning one who is] giving in, slackening. "But he, withdrawing from his purpose, sent begging not to have war made on him."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑφείς· ἐνδούς, ὑποχαλάσας. ὁ δὲ ὑφεὶς τοῦ φρονήματος ἔπεμψεν ἱκετεύων μὴ πολεμηθῆναι.
Betacode
*(ufei/s: e)ndou/s, u(poxala/sas. o( de\ u(fei\s tou= fronh/matos e)/pemyen i(keteu/wn mh\ polemhqh=nai.
Notes (1)
- The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is the aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular, of
u(fi/hmi . See also upsilon 720, upsilon 708. - 1Cassius Dio 68.17.2. ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 1 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth