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Headword: Καθῄρηντο τὰς γνώμας
Adler number: kappa,87
Translated headword: they had been overcome in their judgments
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Meaning, they were falling into cowardice.[1] "The majority had been overcome in their judgments to such an extent that, from fear, they shrank away from their loyalty toward [the] king/emperor."[2]
Greek Original:
Καθῄρηντο τὰς γνώμας: ἀντὶ τοῦ εἰς δειλίαν ἐνέπιπτον. οἱ δὲ πλέονες καθῄρηντο τὰς γνώμας ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον, ὥστε τῆς πίστεως τῆς πρὸς βασιλέα ὑπὸ τοῦ περιδεοῦς ἀφίσταντο.
Notes:
[1] The headword phrase is presumably extracted from the quotation which follows.
[2] [Polybius] fr.166.
Keywords: definition; ethics; historiography; history
Translated by: Ryan Stone on 4 March 2008@22:34:38.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (tweaked translation, added keywords) on 5 March 2008@01:07:33.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 5 March 2008@03:39:53.
David Whitehead (tweaks) on 23 March 2011@05:06:10.

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