[Meanng they who have been] loosened in the soul by joy. "Some of the young men went to meet Gaius[1] relaxed and also joking somewhat with one another."[2]
*diakexume/noi: e)klelume/noi th\n yuxh\n u(po\ xara=s. tine\s de\ tw=n neani/skwn a)ph/ntwn pro\s *ga/i+on diakexume/noi kai/ ti kai\ prospai/zontes a)llh/lois.
The headword participle is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
[1] Gaius Livius, commander of
Tarentum (in southern Italy, modern Taranto; cf.
tau 112,
tau 113, and
Polybius 8.25.7). In Livy he is Marcus Livius (26.39.1, 27.25.3, 27.34.7). For the controversy over the name, see F.W. Walbank,
A Historical Commentary on Polybius, vol. 2 (Oxford, 1967) 102-103.
[2]
Polybius 8.27.4.
David Whitehead (added a keyword; cosmetics) on 6 July 2003@06:42:20.
David Whitehead (another note; more keywords; cosmetics) on 28 June 2012@06:47:32.
Ronald Allen (expanded n.1, added cross-references) on 7 July 2018@14:55:13.
Catharine Roth (tweaked translation) on 12 July 2018@21:33:29.
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