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Headword: Ἐπιπολαίως
Adler number: epsilon,2529
Translated headword: superficially
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
On the surface.[1]
Josephus [writes]: "he [one of the defenders] wounded him [Vespasian] superficially, as the distance limited the force of the missile."[2]
Greek Original:
Ἐπιπολαίως: ἐξ ἐπιπολῆς. Ἰώσηπος: τιτρώσκει αὐτὸν ἐπιπολαίως, προεκλύσαντος τὸ βληθὲν τοῦ διαστήματος.
Notes:
[1] Adverbial form of ἐπιπόλαιος , for which see epsilon 2526, epsilon 2527, epsilon 2528. For the gloss, see epsilon 1635.
[2] Josephus, Jewish War 3.236 (web address 1).
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: biography; definition; historiography; history; military affairs; science and technology
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 14 December 2006@12:26:35.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (more keywords; cosmetics) on 15 December 2006@03:53:41.
Catharine Roth (added cross-reference) on 22 May 2007@11:23:21.
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