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Headword: Cheiraleiptêsas
Adler number: chi,240
Translated headword: having practiced wrestling-holds
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
"Fabius the Dictator, like a good athlete, only entered the fray after having practiced wrestling-holds for a long time".[1] Meaning having trained his grip.
Greek Original:
Cheiraleiptêsas: Phabios Diktatôr, kathaper athlêtês agathos, polun cheiraleiptêsas chronon epi ton agôna katênta. anti tou askêsas tên cheira.
Note:
[1] Diodorus Siculus 26.3.2, on (as the Suda shows) Q. Fabius Maximus Verrucosus 'Cunctator' (great-grandson of the Fabius of phi 3) in 217 BCE. This Fabius is mentioned several times in the Suda, but does not have an entry of his own.
Keywords: athletics; biography; historiography; history; imagery; military affairs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 26 November 2001@04:21:48.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented note) on 6 September 2002@05:29:56.
William Hutton (modified note, set status) on 10 July 2003@05:05:32.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 22 April 2010@05:08:21.
David Whitehead on 8 August 2011@03:55:22.
Catharine Roth (expanded note) on 14 May 2023@00:55:50.
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