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Headword:
*)amh/xana
Adler number: alpha,1585
Translated headword: irremediable
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "But they, since they were enduring circumstances irremediable because of the famine, asked to negotiate an armistice for a few days."[1]
Greek Original:*)amh/xana: oi( de/, e)pei\ ta\ a)mh/xana tw=| limw=| e)/pasxon, e)kexeiri/an o)li/gwn tinw=n h(merw=n h)/|toun diapra/casqai.
Notes:
The headword adjective (which literally means irremediable by contrivance: see LSJ s.v.) is neuter plural, presumably extracted from the quotation given.
cf.
alpha 1588, and more generally
alpha 1586,
alpha 1587.
[1]
Procopius,
History of the Wars of Justinian 7.16.7 (web address 1). During the Ostrogoth's siege of Rome, probably in late 546 CE,
Pelagius, a deacon in the city and later pope (556-561), appeals to the Gothic king Totila (cf.
tau 879) for momentary relief; cf. Kaldellis (411). On
Pelagius, see also
alpha 2155,
alpha 2812,
delta 590,
delta 1330,
pi 314,
pi 502,
pi 2746,
upsilon 414, and the
Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 2.
A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)
Associated internet addresses:
Web address 1,
Web address 2
Keywords: biography; Christianity; dialects, grammar, and etymology; food; historiography; history; military affairs; religion
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 2 August 2000@23:08:12.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (augmented note; added keywords; cosmetics) on 1 March 2001@08:52:38.
David Whitehead (added keyword; cosmetics) on 17 July 2002@10:11:22.
David Whitehead (more notes; another keyword; cosmetics) on 15 February 2012@04:04:33.
Ronald Allen (expanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keywords, added links) on 17 December 2023@11:18:58.
Ronald Allen (added cross-reference n.1) on 20 December 2023@10:46:36.
Ronald Allen (added cross-reference n.1) on 23 December 2023@12:11:01.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 19 March 2024@00:29:51.
Ronald Allen (added cross-reference n.1) on 20 March 2024@10:58:09.
Catharine Roth (tweaked translation after discussing with Ron Allen) on 20 March 2024@13:42:29.
Ronald Allen (added cross-reference n.1) on 22 March 2024@12:55:38.
Ronald Allen (added cross-reference n.1) on 20 April 2024@10:53:10.
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