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Headword: Ἐκεχειρία
Adler number: epsilon,419
Translated headword: armistice
Vetting Status: low
Translation:

Relaxation, inactivity, agreement, submission, refraining from war.
The postponement of war for a short time, and tranquility. From the holding [ἔχειν ] of the hands [χείρας ], being a sort of 'handholding' [ἐχεχειρία ].
Josephus [writes]: "as if fused to their weapons they never take an armistice from their training."[1]

Greek Original:

Ἐκεχειρία: ἄνεσις, ἀργία, συνθήκη, ἔνδοσις, ἀνοχὴ πολέμου. ἡ πρὸς ὀλίγον χρόνον τοῦ πολέμου ἀναβολὴ καὶ ἡσυχία. παρὰ τὸ ἔχειν τὰς χεῖρας, ἐχεχειρία τις οὖσα. Ἰώσηπος: ὥσπερ τοῖς ὅπλοις συμπεφυκότες οὐδέποτε τῆς ἀσκήσεως λαμβάνουσιν ἐκεχειρίαν.

Notes:

Many similar entries are found in previous lexica and scholia.
[1] Josephus, Bellum Judaicum [Jewish War] 3.72.

Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; historiography; history; military affairs
Translated by: William Hutton on 30 October 2006@12:56:48.
Vetted by:

David Whitehead (tweaks and cosmetics) on 31 October 2006@02:57:44.

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