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Headword:
Peirêsan
Adler number: pi,1458
Translated headword: they proved, they tested
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] they made an assay, a test. "And they tested the kindness of gifts in death. The sword seized maddened Ajax; and the warrior’s belt in turn pulled down Priam's son dragged at the chariot wheels."[1]
Greek Original:Peirêsan: dokimên, apopeiran elabon. tên de charin dôrôn peirêsan en thanatôi. to xiphos heil' Aianta memênota: kai palin zôstêr heilkuse Priamidan diphria suromenon.
Notes:
The headword, Ionic unaugmented aorist active, third person plural, of the verb
peira/w, is extracted from the quotation given.
[1] From a poem in the
Greek Anthology (7.152.4-6), from an unknown poet. It tells the story of the consequences of the exchange of gifts between Ajax and Hector (see also
Homer,
Iliad 7.303-305); the gift of each leads to the other’s death. See further excerpts from this epigram at
alpha 4504 and
phi 203.
Translated by: Philip Forness on 5 September 2012@16:12:55.
Vetted by:Catharine Roth (tweaked translation and note, added keyword) on 5 September 2012@21:52:43.
David Whitehead (more keywords; cosmetics) on 9 September 2012@04:48:17.
David Whitehead on 2 October 2013@07:29:38.
Ronald Allen (augmented n.1, added cross-references) on 13 September 2023@11:18:11.
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