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Headword: Ἐθελοντήν
Adler number: epsilon,308
Translated headword: willingly
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
An adverb.[1]
"Willingly enduring the perilous dangers."[2]
Polybius [writes]: "for those wishing to endure every danger willingly."[3]
And [Polybius] again: "out of the whole army he picked [as marines] the best men [who] willingly [volunteered]."[4]
Greek Original:
Ἐθελοντήν: ἐπίρρημα. τοὺς παραβόλους κινδύνους ἐθελοντὴν ἀναδεδεγμένος. καὶ Πολύβιος: τοῖς βουλομένοις πάντα κίνδυνον ἐθελοντὴν ὑπομένειν. καὶ αὖθις: ἐκ παντὸς ἐπέλεξε τοῦ στρατεύματος ἐθελοντὴν τοὺς ἀρίστους.
Notes:
[1] For another see epsilon 307; and cf. epsilon 309.
[2] Polybius fr.129.
[3] Polybius fr.34.
[4] An approximation of Polybius, 1.49.5, describing Rome's swift renewal of its Sicilian naval squadron under Publius Claudius Pulcher, consul in 249.
Keywords: biography; dialects, grammar, and etymology; historiography; history; military affairs
Translated by: George Mallon on 3 July 2006@14:04:18.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (added references and another keyword, set status) on 3 July 2006@19:41:52.
David Whitehead (tweaked tr; augmented notes and keywords) on 5 July 2006@04:48:36.
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