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Headword:
Ἀπεκαύθησαν
Adler number: alpha,2989
Translated headword: they were frozen off
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "Many had their hands and feet frozen off by the cold".[1]
Greek Original:Ἀπεκαύθησαν: πολλοὶ δὲ ὑπὸ κρύους ἀπεκαύθησαν χεῖρας καὶ πόδας.
Note:
[1] Arrian, Parthica p.17 Roos; cf.
beta 441. The headword is aorist passive, third person plural, of
ἀποκαίω , which literally means "burn off," but is used for the effects of cold from
Homer onwards.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 19 December 2000@13:45:35.
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