Suda On Line menu Search

Home
Search results for epsiloniota,80 in Adler number:
Greek display:    

Headword: Εἰκοβολεῖν
Adler number: epsiloniota,80
Translated headword: talk at random, shoot missiles at random
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
To conjecture. Or to shoot at random and in vain.
"They were preparing light for themselves so as not to fall or to shoot aimlessly ...". Polybius says this.[1]
Greek Original:
Εἰκοβολεῖν: εἰκάζειν. ἢ εἰκῆ καὶ μάτην βάλλειν. φῶς ἑαυτοῖς παρεσκεύαζον εἰς τὸ μήτε σφάλλεσθαι μήτ' εἰκοβολεῖν. Πολύβιός φησιν.
Note:
[1] Polybius fr.35.
Keywords: definition; historiography; military affairs
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 23 August 2005@18:05:37.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (cosmetics) on 24 August 2005@03:26:06.


Find      

Test Database Real Database

(Try these tips for more productive searches.)

No. of records found: 1    Page 1

End of search