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Headword: Ἐφορμεῖν
Adler number: epsilon,3949
Translated headword: to watch
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
In ambushing. So Demosthenes in [the] Philippics.[1]
But lying in wait [is done] in boats.[2]
Greek Original:
Ἐφορμεῖν: ἐν τῷ ἐφεδρεύειν. οὕτω Δημοσθένης ἐν Φιλιππικοῖς. ἐνεδρεύειν δὲ ἐν πλοίοις.
Notes:
Abridged from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v., with an addendum
[1] Demosthenes 3.7.
[2] In the Greek the distinction -- dubious, in substance -- is between the verbs ἐφεδρεύειν and, now, ἐνεδρεύειν .
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; military affairs; rhetoric
Translated by: David Whitehead on 22 November 2000@08:59:00.
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Catharine Roth (augmented notes, inserted betacode) on 27 July 2003@17:34:29.
David Whitehead (added keywords; cosmetics) on 28 July 2003@04:27:38.
David Whitehead (tweaks) on 20 March 2011@10:31:30.
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