Suda On Line menu Search

Home
Search results for alpha,465 in Adler number:
Greek display:    

Headword: *)adh/|wton
Adler number: alpha,465
Translated headword: unravaged
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning] unsacked, unpillaged.
"Wanting to keep the land unravaged, they agreed to give two thousand measures of silver."[1]
Greek Original:
*)adh/|wton: a)po/rqhton, a)prai/deuton. oi( de\ th\n gh=n a)dh/|wton e)/xein e)qe/lontes w(molo/ghsan a)rguri/ou staqma\ disxi/lia dw/sein.
Notes:
The headword is probably extracted from the quotation given; if so, it is masculine/feminine accusative singular (rather than neuter nominative/accusative).
[1] Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 2.6.24 (web address 1); again at sigma 985. Hoping that it will protect their lands and city from plunder by the Persian army in 540 CE, the citizens of Hierapolis (present-day Manbij, in north-central Syria, Barrington Atlas map 67 grid F3) meet the ransom demand of Chosroes (cf. chi 418); cf. Kaldellis (86) and further background at alpha 2363, alpha 2461, alpha 3035, alpha 3485, alpha 4346, gamma 422, delta 326, epsilon 1301, epsilon 3331, zeta 120, iota 726, lambda 100, and omicroniota 89.
Reference:
A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; economics; ethics; geography; historiography; history; military affairs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 19 March 2001@10:59:01.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented note; added keyword; cosmetics) on 20 March 2001@03:41:10.
David Whitehead (another note; more keywords; cosmetics) on 10 January 2012@08:43:29.
David Whitehead on 19 August 2013@05:42:43.
Ronald Allen (expanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-reference) on 10 December 2023@11:33:43.
Ronald Allen (added link n.1) on 10 December 2023@15:19:42.
Ronald Allen (added map reference n.1) on 11 December 2023@10:20:24.
Ronald Allen (added cross-reference n.1) on 20 December 2023@11:12:09.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 21 December 2023@11:30:36.
Ronald Allen (tweak n.1, added cross-references) on 1 January 2024@12:25:51.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 11 January 2024@12:32:00.
Ronald Allen (better wording n.1) on 11 January 2024@12:36:41.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 14 January 2024@11:37:57.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 30 January 2024@10:55:44.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 15 February 2024@11:35:34.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 23 February 2024@10:51:05.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference n.1) on 2 March 2024@09:13:09.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference) on 8 March 2024@11:18:56.
Ronald Allen (another cross-reference) on 17 March 2024@11:13:27.

Find      

Test Database Real Database

(Try these tips for more productive searches.)

No. of records found: 1    Page 1

End of search