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Headword: Alexibelemnon
Adler number: alpha,1136
Translated headword: dart-averting
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning] one which[1] repels missiles.
In the Epigrams: "and the dart-averting tunic from the chest".[2]
Greek Original:
Alexibelemnon: ton ta belê aperukonta. en Epigrammasi: kai ton alexibelemnon apo sternoio chitôna.
Notes:
cf. alpha 1130 and the other cross-references there.
[1] Or: "Him who...", but in the quotation which follows (from where the headword is probably quoted) it is a garment which happens to be grammatically masculine.
[2] Greek Anthology 6.81.3 (Paul the Silentiary), an old warrior dedicates his fighting gear to Ares. Find further extracts from this epigram at beta 50, epsilon 178, and chi 377.
Keywords: clothing; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; military affairs; poetry; religion
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 17 April 2000@05:53:54.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keywords; cosmetics) on 27 January 2001@12:03:44.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 3 February 2012@08:32:29.
Catharine Roth (typo, coding) on 14 April 2012@22:46:54.
David Whitehead on 29 May 2015@11:40:45.
Ronald Allen (expanded n.2, added cross-references, added keyword) on 10 August 2023@23:16:39.

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