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Headword: Δαί̈
Adler number: delta,11
Translated headword: in fray
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
In battle.[1]
In the Epigrams: "(I) the trumpet, which once poured forth war's bloody tune in the fray and the sweet melody of peace, [hang here etc.]".[2]
Greek Original:
Δαί̈: τῇ μάχῃ. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασιν: ἁ πάρος αἱματόεν πολέμου μέλος ἐν δαί̈, σάλπιγξ, καὶ γλυκὺν εὐράνας ἐκπροχέουσα νόμον.
Notes:
[1] Dative case of the epic/poetic noun δάις . For the glossing cf. delta 17 (and the scholia to Homer, Iliad 13.286).
[2] Greek Anthology 6.159.1-2 (Antipater of Sidon); it continues at kappa 1281.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; military affairs; meter and music; poetry
Translated by: Gabriel Bodard on 2 June 2000@11:54:11.
Vetted by:
William Hutton (Altered wording, added keywords) on 4 June 2000@23:18:53.
David Whitehead (augmented and modified notes; added keyword) on 25 March 2001@07:53:10.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics; raised status) on 22 June 2011@08:25:08.
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