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§7.14d.1

Grammatical Gender and Location of Oricus

This section explains the grammatical gender of the place name Oricus as masculine and describes the geographic location of its inhabitants on the right side of the entrance to the Adriatic Sea.

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§7.14d.1

λέγεται ἀρσενικῶς, ὡς Πολύβιος ἑβδόμῳ·1 οἱ δὲ τὸν Ὠρικὸν κατοικοῦντες, οἳ καὶ πρῶτοι κεῖνται περὶ τὴν εἰσβολὴν πρὸς τὸν Ἀδρίαν ἐκ δεξιῶν εἰσπλέοντι.2

​It is spoken of in the masculine, as Polybius does in the seventh book; and those who inhabit Oricus, who are also situated first near the entrance to the Adriatic on the right to one sailing in.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 7.14d.1ἑβδόμῳ

    The dative case used here without the preposition ἐν indicates the book number, with the noun βίβλῳ or λόγῳ being omitted, meaning 'in the seventh book'.

  2. 7.14d.1εἰς2πλέοντι

    The word εἰς2πλέοντι, likely a typographical error for εἰσπλέοντι, is the dative masculine singular of the present participle εἰσπλέων. It functions as a dative of reference (dative of the person judging or viewpoint), meaning 'to one sailing in' or 'from the perspective of one entering by ship'.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (4, latest 2026-10-09)
  • 2026-10-09 Collated with the printed edition — source 3
  • 2026-09-21 AI review — source 1
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